Patterns of feeding in the polyphagous grasshopper Taeniopoda eques: a fieldstudy
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Thefeeding behavior of Taeniopoda eques is investigated in its desert habitat. Results show that T. eques observed on sunny days locomoted less and spent a greater proportion of the inter-meal intervals quiescent than on overcast days.Moreover, increased food mixing is associated with increased locomotion. Lastly, the only apparent correlations between feeding behavior and the inter-meal intervals preceding and following meals involve locomotion.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1993
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Variety is the spice of life: frequent switching between foods in the polyphagous grasshopper Taeniopoda eques Burmeister (Orthopetra:Acrididae)
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Polyphagous grasshopper Taeniopada eques readily accepts new foods and switches foods when more than one type of food is available. This compulsive polyphagous behavior is believed to be controlled by different mechanisms. Switching rates are affected by duration of feeding. For feeding bouts lasting over a minute the switching rate is approximately once in every three bouts. However for shorter feeding bouts the switching rate is much higher.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1992
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Distinctive flavors improve foraging efficiency in the polyphagous grasshopper, Taeniopoda eques
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The effect of adding flavors to foods of varying nutritional content on the foraging behavior of the generalist grasshopper, Taeniopoda eques, was examined. The addition of diverse flavors enabled the grasshoppers to forage more efficiently, resulting in improvements in performance and showing the importance of learning in the foraging efficiency of T. eques.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2005
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