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nutritional ecology

Scope: general ecology
Papers: 3 | Mentions: 3

Local Knowledge Graph (24 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on nutritional ecology with 24 nodes and 56 connections. Top connected: Understanding insect life histories and senescence, interspecific competition, mutualistic relationships, foraging ecology, early-life trade-offs.

Definition

Study of how organisms obtain and use nutrients and how nutrition affects fitness

Related Terms (3)

dietary restrictionfood limitationant nutrition

Publications (3)

article

No evidence that gut microbiota impose a net cost on their butterfly host

2019Molecular Ecologyframework
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Influence of macronutrient imbalance on native ant foraging and interspecific interactions in the field

2012Ecological Entomologyframework
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Understanding insect life histories and senescence through a resource allocation lens

2009Functional Ecologyframework

Related Concepts (10)

foraging ecology

framework2 shared papers

interspecific competition

process1 shared paper

mutualistic relationships

process1 shared paper

host-microbiome interactions

framework1 shared paper

reproductive senescence

process1 shared paper

viral operational taxonomic units

measurement1 shared paper

macronutrient imbalance

phenomenon1 shared paper

trophic cascade

process1 shared paper

early-life trade-offs

theory1 shared paper

resource congruence

theory1 shared paper