Nutrient balancing of the adult worker bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) depends on the dietary source of essential amino acids
Animals carefully regulate the amount of protein that they consume. The quantity of individual essential amino acids (EAAs) obtained from dietary protein depends on the protein source, but how the proportion of EAAs in the diet affects nutrient balancing has rarely been studied. Recent research usin...
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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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The Company of Biologists
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4376193/ |