Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8878506 | Current Opinion in Insect Science | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Historically, two fields of research have developed theory around foraging and feeding that have influenced biology more broadly, optimal foraging theory and nutritional ecology. While these fields have developed largely in parallel, they are complementary with each offering particular strengths. Here we show how an approach developed in the study of insect nutrition, called nutritional geometry, has provided a framework for incorporating key aspects of optimal foraging theory into nutritional ecology. This synthesis provides a basis for integrating with foraging and feeding the many facets of biology that are linked to nutrition and is now influencing diverse areas of the biological and biomedical sciences.
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Authors
David Raubenheimer, Stephen J Simpson,