Nutritional regulation in the generalist caterpillar Spodoptera exigua (Hübner)
Regulation of nutritional intake by herbivorous insects often leads to optimal performance. When given choices, beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua, caterpillars selected a diet with a protein to digestible carbohydrate ratio of 22p:20c. Restriction to carbohydrate-biased diets led to increased mortali...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Others |
| Language: | en |
| Published: |
McGill University
2006
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=101624 |