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Showing 1 to 20 of 71 for “"feeding behaviour"”.
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Orang-utan feeding behaviour in Sabangau, Central Kalimantan
… composition, energy intake, food selection and behaviour were studied in relation to orang-utan fruit/flower availability, and chemical and non-chemical food properties, in the Sabangau peat-swamp forest, Central Kalimantan from July 2005-June 2007. All data were collected using standard …
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Neuronal cicuits and reinforcement mechanisms underlying feeding behaviour
… the energetic state of the body and to alter behaviour in order to maintain homeostasis. Current research in the control of food consumption stresses the importance of identifying and establishing the specific roles of homeostatic neurons, which sense the body’s energetic state and elicit …
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THE ROLE OF TRIGEMINAL ISL1 NEURONS IN FEEDING BEHAVIOUR
Current research into feeding regulation is dominated by a top-down approach in establishing hypothalamic driven circuits of appetite. However, the link between hypothalamic feeding regions and the motor control of consummatory behaviour remains unclear. The work in this thesis identified a marker, …
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Aspects of the feeding behaviour of intensively reared trout
Feeding behaviour of trained rainbow trout was investigated by the use of demand feeders, under different light conditions. The effects of the energy content of diet, and the size, colour and texture of feed pellets, on the feeding behaviour, were studied. An attempt was made to locate the assumed …
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Neuromolecular basis of anomalous feeding behaviour in the valproate rat model of autism
… disability, sensory anomalies, repetitive behaviours, and intellectual disability. Aberrant feeding behaviour is a common comorbidity of ASD. ASD individuals often demonstrate extreme food selectivity, refusal, dependence on few very particular food items, neophobia etc. which can lead to …
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Laboratory studies on the feeding behaviour of juvenile Cape horse mackerel, Trachurus trachurus capensis
… conducted on juvenile horse mackerel to examine feeding selectivity and rates of zooplankton consumption of two size classes of fish. Fish were fed a variety of natural zooplankton assemblages and sequential subsampling of water in the experimental tanks provided estimates of prey concentration. …
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Age-related changes in taste and gustatory response and feeding behaviour in the stabled horse
… analysis was conducted using Minitab 14.0 and behaviour data was analysed using The Observer 5.0 (Noldus, Netherlands). No effect of age on taste response or gustatory response was recorded.
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Exploring INSL5 and RXFP4 in the gut-brain axis and their potential role in feeding behaviour
… mechanisms that govern body weight and feeding behaviour with the aim of developing new treatment strategies. Insulin-like peptide 5 (INSL5), a peptide hormone secreted from the distal gut, and its cognate receptor, relaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 4 (RXFP4), have been …
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Molecular characterization in human neurons of genes associated with the control of bodyweight and feeding behaviour
… arcuate nucleus show reciprocal response to feeding and fasting cues, so it can be speculated that reciprocally regulated genes in these neurons could have a role in regulating food intake and body-weight. Thus, in the first part of my thesis, we have identified novel genes downstream of …
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Drosophila melanogaster as a high-throughput and in vivo model to study body weight and feeding behaviour
Obesity and its associated comorbidities represent one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century. Whilst the increase in prevalence has been driven by changes in lifestyle and environment, it is clear that there is a genetic component underlying the variation in body weight …
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Analysis of the feeding behaviour of the mosquito Culex pipiens L. (Diptera: Culicidae) in relation to West Nile virus
… review describe the life cycle and blood feeding behaviours ofmosquitoes so that baseline data ofmosquito biology are established. In addition to explaining how and why a mosquito blood feeds, the section on "Blood Meal Analysis" describes the different methods for determining the …
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Physiological studies of whey protein in older people, with a focus on feeding behaviour, nutrition, obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and post-prandial blood pressure
… particularly whey protein concentrate on feeding behaviour, nutrition, obesity, T2D and blood pressure (BP) in older and younger people with a focus on older people. Dietary protein supplementation may play a role in the management of these conditions. The principal outcomes assessed were …
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Secondary Plant Compounds as Feeding Deterrents in the African Subterranean Termite Schedorhinotermes lamanianus Sjöstedt (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): A Behavioural and Neurophysiological Approach
… of plant-derived secondary compounds on feeding behaviour in the subterranean termite Schedorhinotermes lamanianus was investigated. Furthermore, the chemosensory input system responsible for the perception of these compounds was investigated using electrophysiological methods. The …
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The dietary management of phenylketonuria
… of the effects of such rigorous diet therapy on feeding behaviour is also important. In a series of studies, the effect of a number of dietary factors on plasma phenylalanine control and of diet on feeding behaviour was systematically investigated. The key findings were: 1) there is wide …
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Serotonin mediated effects on food intake, feeding body weight and subjective variables
… and unobtrusive method of observing human feeding behaviour in a clinical setting. Secondly, curiosity concerning the serotonergic modulation of feeding. In practice, to examine the effects of the 5-HT reuptake inhibitor and anti-depressant fluoxetine on food intake and choice, body weight …
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Behavioural and physiological responses of myzus persicae to ultraviolet light for the development of new pest control technologies
… on M. persicae mortality, and proposed a colour behavioural model for the feeding behaviour of M. persicae under different illumination conditions. Through synthesising these findings into a model of aphid hazard-avoidance, I show that the behaviour of M. persicae may be manipulated to increase …
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