prestarvation
adjEtymology From pre- + starvation.
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Prior to starvation.
- All insects increased their reliance on lipid oxidation, but while some species (grasshoppers, cockroaches, and beetle larvae) were still relying extensively on lipids at the time of death, other species (crickets and moth larvae) allowed rates of lipid oxidation to return to prestarvation levels.2015 October 15, “How and When Do Insects Rely on Endogenous Protein and Lipid Resources during Lethal Bouts of Starvation? A New Application for 13 C-Breath testing”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: