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#518: Nutritional Geometry, Philosophy of Science & A Case for Reductionism – Prof. David Raubenheimer & Jonathan Sholl, PhD

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Nutritional Geometry and Locusts' Nutrient-Specific Appetites

Nutritional geometry, a framework by Steve Simpson and the speaker, was used to study food environment interactions in nonhuman nutritional ecologies. Through experiments with locusts, it was discovered that these animals have nutrient-specific appetites, allowing them to balance their nutritional intake based on different nutrient needs.

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