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Table 1 Effect of macronutrient diet composition on the expression of behaviour in arthropods.

From: Effect of diet on the structure of animal personality

Organism

Macronutrient

Effect on behaviour a

References

cricket

carbohydrate

male calling effort (+)

[11, 13, 16]

wolf spider

protein (+ vitamins)

female aggression (+)

[14]

Drosphila

protein

male courtship (+)

[10]

Fruit fly

protein

male mating frequency (+)

[9]

Mormon cricket

protein

cannibalism (-)

[29]

  1. a. Effect of high nutrient intake on behavioural expression: ‘(+)’ indicates that the expression of the behaviour is increased when the macronutrient intake is high.
  2. † This Table excludes research on effects of diet quantity (e.g. calories, food-abundance/deficiency) and research on effects of diet quality in which macronutrients are not completely controlled for (e.g. different types of prey or prey at different ages).