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. 2015 Oct 14;10(10):e0140053. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140053

Table 3. Measures of starvation performance and lipid and protein oxidation.

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LT50 Lipidpeak Lipidpeak Proteinminimum Proteinminimum Sparingduration Sparingduration Proteinpeak Proteinpeak
Species (days) (days) (%LD50) (days) (%LD50) (days) (%LD50) (days) (%LD50)
G. portentosa 52 11.5 22.1 8.5 16.3 21 40.4 52 100.0
A. domesticus 5 1.5 30.0 1 20.0 1.5 30.0 5 100.0
R. microptera 16 11 68.8 4 25.0 14 87.5 16 100.0
Z. morio 5.5 4.5 81.8 5 90.9 0 0.0 1 18.2
M. sexta 3 1 33.3 3 100.0 2.5 83.3 0.5 16.7