Resource allocation and time budgeting in adults of the cockroach, Periplaneta americana: The interaction of behaviour and metabolic reserves

Summary Activity (to food, water and shelter) and resource allocation (mass budget, and size of various body components) were examined in populations of adult Periplaneta americana subjected to periods of starvation or sugar feeding. Following 13 days of starvation, roaches ate 5 times their normal daily ration and feeding required about 20 days to return to pre‐starvation levels. When sucrose was substituted for the usual dog‐food diet for 13 …