Few studies have assessed the effects of food scarcity or excess on the life history traits of Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) independently from larval density. We assessed immature survival, development time, and adult size in relation to food availability. We reared cohorts of 30 Ae...
revoluta fruits to obtain the same amounts of water, lipids, protein, and metabolizable energy contained in one feeding unit of ripe S. donnell—smithii. Feeding on green fruit probably is the best way for Long—tailed Manakin to cope with a period of food scarcity for several reasons. The...
Within this stream of research, we investigate how other elements of the marketing mix (beyond price) affect product efficacy. In doing so, we extend theory on the marketing placebo effect and related nave theories. 展开 关键词: Marketing placebo effects credence attributes food decisions ...
Using a lab-in-the-field experiment with Ugandan fishers, we study if and how the use of a common pool resource changes when the resource is either scarce or abundant and when the number of users increases over time. Both resource scarcity and a growing group require users to be more cons...
scarcity, aesthetics and ecology of South African carnivores and ungulates. While none of the species characteristics influenced carnivore prices, ungulate prices were related to characteristics associated with novelty and aesthetics, which relative importance had increased over time. We raise both ...
which may be more relevant to situations of severe food scarcity, malnutrition, or eating disorders, rather than intermittent fasting practices, which are commonly adopted by individuals seeking health benefits [6]. Moreover, considering the increasing number of people in the world suffering from hung...
Households in low-income and food insecure nations such as Niger are vulnerable to food price shocks as a large portion of their budgets are spent on calories derived from cereals and other staples. However, there is very weak understanding of the structure of food demand in many African nation...
This research presents a meta-analysis of 416 effect sizes from 131 studies. Results show that demand-based scarcity is most effective for utilitarian products, supply-based scarcity for experiences, and time-based scarcity for high involvement products. The results show that managers need to ...
Sucrose, glucose, and fructose preference in honeybees and their effects on food digestibility 来自 Springer 喜欢 0 阅读量: 3 作者:M Abdella,SH Rateb,MM Khodairy,EM Omar 摘要: In bee diets, nectar is the primary source of carbohydrates. During scarcity of bee flora, such as in winter, ...
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