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Economics of a Feeding Budget: A Case of Diversity of Host Plants for Lymantria dispar L. (Lepidoptera) Feeding on Leaves and Needles. / Soukhovolsky, Vladislav; Tarasova, Olga; Pavlushin, Sergey et al.
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T1 - Economics of a Feeding Budget: A Case of Diversity of Host Plants for Lymantria dispar L. (Lepidoptera) Feeding on Leaves and Needles
AU - Soukhovolsky, Vladislav
AU - Tarasova, Olga
AU - Pavlushin, Sergey
AU - Osokina, Ekaterina
AU - Akhanaev, Yuriy
AU - Kovalev, Anton
AU - Martemyanov, Vyacheslav
N1 - This study was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (grant Nr 20-64-46011) for Analytical Tasks and by the Federal Fundamental Scientific Research Program for 2021–2025 (FWGS-2021-0003) for wet lab studies.
PY - 2023/1
Y1 - 2023/1
N2 - Relationships were analyzed among the energy-related characteristics of feed consumption by caterpillars of the spongy moth (also known as gypsy moth) Lymantria dispar L., survival of individuals, and fecundity of females depending on the species of a host plant. An optimization model of feed consumption was used for the calculations. In this model, efficiency of consumption depends on two parameters: efficiency of metabolic degradation of feed and efficiency of caterpillar biomass synthesis. Experiments were conducted regarding the feeding of caterpillars on the leaves of silver birch Betula pendula Roth. and needles of Siberian larch Larix sibirica Ldb. and Scotch pine Pinus sylvestris L. On the basis of the results of experiments, “costs” of the feed for females and males were calculated, the consumption efficiency of different types of feed was found, and the relationship between efficiency of feed consumption and female fecundity was determined. The proposed approach can be employed to assess feeding efficiency of insects in various habitats.
AB - Relationships were analyzed among the energy-related characteristics of feed consumption by caterpillars of the spongy moth (also known as gypsy moth) Lymantria dispar L., survival of individuals, and fecundity of females depending on the species of a host plant. An optimization model of feed consumption was used for the calculations. In this model, efficiency of consumption depends on two parameters: efficiency of metabolic degradation of feed and efficiency of caterpillar biomass synthesis. Experiments were conducted regarding the feeding of caterpillars on the leaves of silver birch Betula pendula Roth. and needles of Siberian larch Larix sibirica Ldb. and Scotch pine Pinus sylvestris L. On the basis of the results of experiments, “costs” of the feed for females and males were calculated, the consumption efficiency of different types of feed was found, and the relationship between efficiency of feed consumption and female fecundity was determined. The proposed approach can be employed to assess feeding efficiency of insects in various habitats.
KW - birch
KW - energy balance
KW - fecundity
KW - insect
KW - larch
KW - modeling
KW - nutrition
KW - pine
KW - survival
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U2 - 10.3390/d15010102
DO - 10.3390/d15010102
M3 - Article
VL - 15
JO - Diversity
JF - Diversity
SN - 1424-2818
IS - 1
M1 - 102
ER -
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