Crop-emptying rate and nectar resource allocation in a nectivorous pollinator

[Display omitted] •Sedentary moths preferentially allocated nectar sugars to fat body over flight muscle.•Males maintained levels of allocated nectar sugars in the flight muscle longer than females.•Sex did not affect crop-emptying rate in sedentary moths; Crops were emptied 6 h after a nectar meal....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of insect physiology 2024-05, Vol.154, p.104617-104617, Article 104617
Hauptverfasser:	DeFino, Noah, Davidowitz, Goggy
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Carbon stable isotope Fat body Feeding Behavior - physiology Female Flight muscle Flowers Male Manduca - physiology Manduca sexta Moths - physiology Nectar Plant Nectar Resource allocation Sugars
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