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digestive efficiency

Scope: population ecology

Papers: 2 | Mentions: 2

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Definition

The ability to extract nutrients from consumed food, measured here by frass mass relative to provision mass and extent of pollen grain digestion

Related Terms (3)

digestionfood utilization efficiencyGE

Publications (2)

Understanding pollen specialization in mason bees: a case study of six species

2021Oecologiameasured

Characterizing the role of phosphorus availability and periphytic algae in the food choice and performance of detritivorous caddisflies (Trichoptera:Limnephilidae)

2021Freshwater Sciencemeasured

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