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Insect Digestive Physiology

Insect Digestive Physiology is a subdiscipline of digestive physiology that investigates the structure, function, and biochemical mechanisms of the digestive systems specific to insects, distinguishing it from vertebrate or other invertebrate models by its focus on insect-specific anatomical adaptations, enzymatic profiles, and nutrient processing strategies.

2K

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98.5K

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4.9K

Authors

1.2K

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2017–2026

244

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Publications

2K

The Nutritional Ecology of Immature Insects

J. Mark Scriber, Frank Slansky · Annual Review of Entomology · 1981 · 1.9K citations

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Prandiology of <i>Drosophila</i> and the CAFE assay

William W. Ja, Gil B. Carvalho, Elizabeth M. Mak et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2007 · 734 citations · Full text

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Interspecific Interactions in Phytophagous Insects: Competition Reexamined and Resurrected

Robert F. Denno, M. S. McClure, James R. Ott · Annual Review of Entomology · 1995 · 720 citations

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Insect physiological ecology: mechanisms and patterns

Choice Reviews Online · 2005 · 662 citations

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The Principles of Insect Physiology.

Robert W. Howe, V. B. Wigglesworth · Journal of Applied Ecology · 1966 · 598 citations

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Authors

4.9K

  1. WR
    Walter R. Terra

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    77 publications · 4.7K citations

    42

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  2. CF
    Clélia Ferreira

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    31 publications · 1.4K citations

    24

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  3. AF
    Alberto F. Ribeiro

    Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

    24 publications · 1.5K citations

    21

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  4. JÉ
    José Éduardo Serrão

    Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Brazil

    22 publications · 657 citations

    16

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  5. VB
    V. B. Wigglesworth

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    17 publications · 1.7K citations

    15

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Institutions

1.2K

  1. Universidade de São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil

    43 h-index

    262 publications

    14.3K citations

  2. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    23 h-index

    71 publications

    3.1K citations

  3. University of Tehran

    Tehran, Iran

    21 h-index

    70 publications

    2.4K citations

  4. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    20 h-index

    50 publications

    1.8K citations

  5. Center for Grain and Animal Health Research

    Manhattan, United States

    20 h-index

    36 publications

    1.8K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    20 h-index

    78 publications

    4.1K citations

  7. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    18 h-index

    30 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. University of Milan

    Milan, Italy

    18 h-index

    72 publications

    2.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Insect Physiology

    204 publications · 9.8K citations

    54

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  2. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

    107 publications · 6.1K citations

    46

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  3. Journal of Experimental Biology

    59 publications · 3.6K citations

    36

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  4. Insect Biochemistry

    54 publications · 2.1K citations

    29

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  5. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology

    45 publications · 1.9K citations

    27

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