Does Tandonia Budapestenis (Mollusca: Pulmonata) contain toxins? Evidence from feeding trials with the slug predator Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

Journal of Molluscan Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 541-545

  Symondson, W O C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARION DISTINCTUS; AVES; CALLIPHORA VOMITORIA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MILACIDAE; MOLLUSCA; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS; PULMONATA; TANDONIA; TANDONIA BUDAPESTENSIS; VERTEBRATA;

FEEDING TRIAL; GROUND BEETLE; PREDATION; SLUG; TOXICITY;

EID: 0031284706     PISSN: 02601230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mollus/63.4.541     Document Type: Article

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