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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"plant diet"”.
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The Plant Diet of Mosquitoes: Sugar Feeding on Ornamentals and Wildflowers
… of mosquito sugar feeding on ornamental plants and wildflowers by using DNA barcoding on mosquitoes captured in residential Blacksburg, VA, and identified their preferences for commonly planted flower species. Based on this information, we then confirmed the rate of sugar feeding on the …
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Documenting the Patterns and Ecological Impacts of a Densovirus on Melissa Blue Butterflies (Lycaeides melissa) and Beyond
… species that utilizes members of the Fabaceae plant family for oviposition and larval diet, with records of recent expansion to roadside alfalfa ( Medicago sativa ). Specifically, I investigated whether viral prevalence and load were influenced by factors such as host plant diet or adult …
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Host plant effects on the biology, behavior and ecology of brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)
… be facilitated by the availability of wild host plants near orchards and the high dispersal capacity of adults and nymphs. Interactions between H. halys and its hosts were investigated via laboratory and field experiments. Rearing H. halys nymphs in the laboratory on several of its known wild and …
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Behavior and Ecology of Wild Slow Lorises (Nycticebus coucang): Social Organization, Infant Care System, and Diet
… the social organization, infant care system, and diet of the slow loris Nycticebus coucang, a nocturnal arboreal prosimian primate, in the Malaysian rainforest. Data collected are locational data obtained during 1,000 h of radio-tracking slow lorises, behavioral data from visually observing …
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Family growth response to fishmeal and plant-based diets shows genotype x diet interaction in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
… ability of rainbow trout to efficiently utilize plant-based diets for growth and the genetic variation for that trait have not been thoroughly examined. In this study, growth of a pedigreed population from the commercial Kamloop strain was assessed while feeding plant-based or traditional …