A Very Hungry Caterpillar: Polyethylene Metabolism and Lipid Homeostasis in Larvae of the Greater Wax Moth (Galleria mellonella).
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c04386
Abstract: Larvae of the greater wax moth (Galleria mellonella) possess the remarkable ability to consume and rapidly degrade low-density polyethylene. Previous studies have investigated the involvement of the animal's microbiome, but little is known about the… read more here.
Keywords: larvae greater; moth galleria; galleria mellonella; larvae ... See more keywords
Sex‐specific compensatory growth in the larvae of the greater wax moth Galleria mellonella
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DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13150
Abstract: Deficiency of food resources in ontogeny is known to prolong an organism's developmental time and affect body size in adulthood. Yet life‐history traits are plastic: an organism can increase its growth rate to compensate for… read more here.
Keywords: larvae greater; sex; compensatory growth; growth ... See more keywords