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Lifespan and reproduction in Drosophila: New insights from nutritional geometry by Lee, Kwang Pum, Simpson, Stephen J, Clissold, Fiona J, Brooks, Robert, Ballard, J. William O, Taylor, Phil W, Soran, Nazaneen, Raubenheimer, David

“…Modest dietary restriction (DR) prolongs life in a wide range of organisms, spanning single-celled yeast to mammals. Here, we report the use of recent…”
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Nutrient-specific food selection buffers the effect of nutritional imbalance in the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) by Myung Suk RHO, Kwang Pum LEE

“…Ingesting nutritionally imbalanced food can cause a significant reduction in fitness in insects. Insects can avoid the negative consequences of nutritional…”
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Combined effects of temperature and macronutrient balance on life-history traits in Drosophila melanogaster: implications for life-history trade-offs and fundamental niche by Kim, Keonhee E., Jang, Taehwan, Lee, Kwang Pum

“…Temperature and nutrition are amongst the most influential environmental determinants of Darwinian fitness in ectotherms. Since the ongoing climate warming is…”
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Genetic variation in compensatory feeding for dietary dilution in a generalist caterpillar by Lee, Kwang Pum

“…Increasing the rate of food consumption is a common adaptive strategy that allows herbivores to compensate for declines in nutrient concentrations in plant…”
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Effects of Different Legume Seeds on Individual Performance in the Bean Bug, Riptortus pedestris (Hemiptera: Alydidae) by Seong, Jae Min, Lee, Kwang Pum

“…The bean bug, Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius), is a serious pest of legume crops in East Asia. Here, we report how the consumption of different types of legume…”
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Geometric analysis of macronutrient selection and balancing in the superworm, Zophobas atratus by Choi, Yongsoo, Lee, Kwang Pum

“…The larvae of Zophobas atratus F. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) are a promising source of dietary protein for animal feed. However, there has been no detailed…”
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Exploring the nutritional basis of starvation resistance in Drosophila melanogaster by Lee, Kwang Pum, Jang, Taehwan, Davidowitz, Goggy

“…Food limitation is the most common environmental challenge faced by animals and the capacity of animals to survive prolonged periods of starvation is linked to…”
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Effects of dietary protein:carbohydrate balance on life‐history traits in six laboratory strains of Drosophila melanogaster by Kim, Kun, Jang, Taehwan, Min, Kyung‐Jin, Lee, Kwang Pum

“…Drosophila melanogaster Meigen (Diptera: Drosophilidae) is a key model insect for studying life span and aging. Many laboratory strains of D. melanogaster are…”
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Temperature-by-nutrient interactions affecting growth rate in an insect ectotherm by Lee, Kwang Pum, Roh, Chris

“…Temperature and nutrition are two prominent environmental variables influencing juvenile growth rate in ectotherms. These two factors interact in complex ways…”
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Can the protein costs of bacterial resistance be offset by altered feeding behaviour? by Povey, Sonia, Cotter, Sheena C., Simpson, Stephen J., Lee, Kwang Pum, Wilson, Kenneth

“…1. Mounting an immune response is likely to be costly in terms of energy and nutrients, and so it is predicted that dietary intake should change in response to…”
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The interactive effects of protein quality and macronutrient imbalance on nutrient balancing in an insect herbivore by Lee, Kwang Pum

“…The present study evaluates the interactive effects of protein quality and the ratio of protein to digestible carbohydrate on herbivore performance, various…”
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Thermal and nutritional environments during development exert different effects on adult reproductive success in Drosophila melanogaster by Min, Kyeong Woon, Jang, Taehwan, Lee, Kwang Pum

“…Environments experienced during development have long‐lasting consequences for adult performance and fitness. The “environmental matching” hypothesis predicts…”
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The genetic basis for mating-induced sex differences in starvation resistance in Drosophila melanogaster by Jang, Taehwan, Lee, Kwang Pum

“…[Display omitted] •In D. melanogaster, mating improves starvation resistance in females but not in males.•Mating induces females to increase food intake and…”
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Optimal foraging when regulating intake of multiple nutrients by Simpson, Stephen J., Sibly, Richard M., Lee, Kwang Pum, Behmer, Spencer T., Raubenheimer, David

“…There is growing evidence that, rather than maximizing energy intake subject to constraints, many animals attempt to regulate intake of multiple nutrients…”
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Diet has independent effects on the pace and shape of aging in Drosophila melanogaster by Ruth Archer, C., Basellini, Ugofilippo, Hunt, John, Simpson, Stephen J., Lee, Kwang Pum, Baudisch, Annette

“…Studies examining how diet affects mortality risk over age typically characterise mortality using parameters such as aging rates, which condense how much and…”
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Evolving Resistance to Obesity in an Insect by Warbrick-Smith, James, Behmer, Spencer T., Lee, Kwang Pum, Raubenheimer, David, Simpson, Stephen J.

“…Failure to adapt to a changing nutritional environment comes at a cost, as evidenced by the modern human obesity crisis. Consumption of energy-rich diets can…”
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Nutrient regulation in relation to diet breadth: a comparison of Heliothis sister species and a hybrid by Lee, Kwang Pum, Behmer, Spencer T, Simpson, Stephen J

“…We examined the nutritional correlates of diet breadth in insect herbivores by comparing patterns of diet selection, nutrient balancing, post-ingestive…”
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Dietary protein:carbohydrate balance is a critical modulator of lifespan and reproduction in Drosophila melanogaster: A test using a chemically defined diet by Lee, Kwang Pum

“…[Display omitted] •Lifespan was maximized at intermediate P:C ratio in Drosophila flies.•Imbalanced P:C ratio caused flies to start ageing earlier and senesce…”
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Comparing the impacts of macronutrients on life-history traits in larval and adult Drosophila melanogaster : the use of nutritional geometry and chemically defined diets by Jang, Taehwan, Lee, Kwang Pum

“…Protein and carbohydrate are the two major macronutrients that exert profound influences over fitness in many organisms, including Our understanding of how…”
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The effects of nutritional imbalance on compensatory feeding for cellulose-mediated dietary dilution in a generalist caterpillar by Lee, Kwang Pum, Raubenheimer, David, Simpson, Stephen J.

“… The interactive effects of macronutrient balance [protein (P) : carbohydrate (C) ratio] and dietary dilution by cellulose on nutritional regulation and…”
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