Effect of rearing conditions on fatty acid allocation during flight in nectivorous lepidopteran Mythimna unipuncta

Insect species that are nectivorous as adults acquire essential fatty acids almost exclusively from host plants during larval development. Thus, as essential fatty acids are important for a number of different biological processes, adult allocation of this limited resource may result in important tr...

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Main Authors: Libesha Anparasan, Keith A. Hobson, Jeremy N. McNeil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1055534/full