Nutritional ecology and foraging theory.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2018.02.002
Abstract: Historically, two fields of research have developed theory around foraging and feeding that have influenced biology more broadly, optimal foraging theory and nutritional ecology. While these fields have developed largely in parallel, they are complementary… read more here.
Keywords: foraging theory; ecology foraging; biology; theory nutritional ... See more keywords
The nutritional ecology of maturation in a carnivorous insect
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ary142
Abstract: &NA; Herbivores and omnivores, faced with a nutritionally complex diet, have evolved the capacity to balance the intake of specific nutrients. Recent studies have found that carnivores also have this capacity, despite their more nutritionally… read more here.
Keywords: rules compromise; life stages; maturation; nutritional ecology ... See more keywords