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A multi-level analysis of feeding behaviour: the geometry of nutritional decisions

Simpson, Stephen James, Raubenheimer, D.·1993·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences
DOI 10.1098/rstb.1993.0166
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We have presented and tested in experiments with insects a new framework which integrates functional, mechanistic, ontogenetic and comparative aspects of nutrition. The framework firstly identifies local optim a (nutritional, intake and growth ‘targets’) within a multi-dimensional nutritional space, where each functionally relevant nutrient forms a single dimension. The positions of these targets are located experimentally through studies of feeding behaviour and physiology and their functional significance is tested using independent performance criteria. Functional rules employed by animals to either reach these targets or, if that is not possible, find a point of best compromise, are then investigated by reference to the geometry of arrays of intake and growth across a range of foods. Changes in the position of the targets with ontogeny are considered, as are the nature of underlying homeostatic mechanisms. We also show how comparative analyses of a range of species can be used to investigate the influence of non-nutritional, ecological factors on the location of the targets.

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Authors
Simpson, S. J., & Raubenheimer, D.
Venue
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences
Publisher
The Royal Society
Published
1993-12-29
Volume
342
Issue
1302
Pages
381-402
ISSN
  • 0962-8436 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-2970
DOI
10.1098/rstb.1993.0166
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454
References
57
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journal article
Language
en
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Simpson, S. J., & Raubenheimer, D. (1993). A multi-level analysis of feeding behaviour: the geometry of nutritional decisions. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1993.0166

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