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Insect Nutrition A Comparative Perspective

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Advances in Nutritional Research

Part of the book series: Advances in Nutritional Research ((ANUR,volume 4))

Abstract

Developments in the field of insect nutrition have closely paralleled those of vertebrate nutrition over the last few decades, and similar techniques have been applied in both fields. The information emerging from these studies indicates great similarities in nutritional requirements among insects and sufficient similarities between insects and mammals that data obtained with insects may have wide applicability in certain areas of vertebrate nutrition. Insects, because of their small size and rapid life cycles, might provide the animal of choice in many areas of general nutrition. Few students of vertebrate nutrition, however, learn much about insects, and consequently, the integration of information on insect nutrition into the general field of nutrition is often hampered. In this chapter, we describe the special structural and physiological features of insects that affect their feeding and nutrition, briefly summarize important historical developments, and selectively review nutritional literature of relevance to vertebrate nutrition.

This work was supported by grants from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada and the California State Mosquito Control Program.

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Friend, W.G., Dadd, R.H. (1982). Insect Nutrition A Comparative Perspective. In: Draper, H.H. (eds) Advances in Nutritional Research. Advances in Nutritional Research, vol 4. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9934-6_8

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