Effects of prey macronutrient content on body composition and nutrient intake in a web-building spider.
The nutritional composition of diets can vary widely in nature and have large effects on the growth, reproduction and survival of animals. Many animals, especially herbivores, will tightly regulate the nutritional composition of their body, which has been referred to as nutritional homeostasis. We t...
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| description | The nutritional composition of diets can vary widely in nature and have large effects on the growth, reproduction and survival of animals. Many animals, especially herbivores, will tightly regulate the nutritional composition of their body, which has been referred to as nutritional homeostasis. We tested how experimental manipulation of the lipid and protein content of live prey affected the nutrient reserves and subsequent diet regulation of web-building spiders, Argiope keyserlingi. Live locusts were injected with experimental solutions containing specific amounts of lipid and protein and then fed to spiders. The nutrient composition of the spiders' bodies was directly related to the nutrient composition of the prey on which they fed. We then conducted an experiment where spiders were fed either high lipid or high protein prey and subsequently provided with two large unmanipulated locusts. Prior diet did not affect the amount or ratio of lipid and protein ingested by spiders when feeding on unmanipulated prey. Argiope keyserlingi were flexible in the storage of lipid and protein in their bodies and did not bias their extraction of nutrients from prey to compensate for previously biased diets. Some carnivores, especially those that experience frequent food limitation, may be less likely to strictly regulate their body composition than herbivores because food limitation may encourage opportunistic ingestion and assimilation of nutrients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-30fadfc8f806465aa52525a636dbc32d2022-12-21T19:09:58ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0196e9916510.1371/journal.pone.0099165Effects of prey macronutrient content on body composition and nutrient intake in a web-building spider.Jesse HawleyStephen J SimpsonShawn M WilderThe nutritional composition of diets can vary widely in nature and have large effects on the growth, reproduction and survival of animals. Many animals, especially herbivores, will tightly regulate the nutritional composition of their body, which has been referred to as nutritional homeostasis. We tested how experimental manipulation of the lipid and protein content of live prey affected the nutrient reserves and subsequent diet regulation of web-building spiders, Argiope keyserlingi. Live locusts were injected with experimental solutions containing specific amounts of lipid and protein and then fed to spiders. The nutrient composition of the spiders' bodies was directly related to the nutrient composition of the prey on which they fed. We then conducted an experiment where spiders were fed either high lipid or high protein prey and subsequently provided with two large unmanipulated locusts. Prior diet did not affect the amount or ratio of lipid and protein ingested by spiders when feeding on unmanipulated prey. Argiope keyserlingi were flexible in the storage of lipid and protein in their bodies and did not bias their extraction of nutrients from prey to compensate for previously biased diets. Some carnivores, especially those that experience frequent food limitation, may be less likely to strictly regulate their body composition than herbivores because food limitation may encourage opportunistic ingestion and assimilation of nutrients.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4049599?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Jesse Hawley Stephen J Simpson Shawn M Wilder Effects of prey macronutrient content on body composition and nutrient intake in a web-building spider. PLoS ONE |
| title | Effects of prey macronutrient content on body composition and nutrient intake in a web-building spider. |
| title_full | Effects of prey macronutrient content on body composition and nutrient intake in a web-building spider. |
| title_fullStr | Effects of prey macronutrient content on body composition and nutrient intake in a web-building spider. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of prey macronutrient content on body composition and nutrient intake in a web-building spider. |
| title_short | Effects of prey macronutrient content on body composition and nutrient intake in a web-building spider. |
| title_sort | effects of prey macronutrient content on body composition and nutrient intake in a web building spider |
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