Anuran-dependent predation by the giant water bug, Lethocerus deyrollei (Hemiptera: Belostomatidae), in rice fields of Japan

Ecological Research

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 655-661

  Hirai, Toshiaki ^a   Hidaka, Kazumasa ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Batracophagy; Dietary shifts; Endangered aquatic insect; Food availability; Rice field ecosystems

Indexed keywords

DIETARY SHIFT; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FOOD AVAILABILITY; INSECT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; HYOGO; JAPAN; KINKI; SAYO; WORLD;

ANURA; BELOSTOMATIDAE; HEMIPTERA; HYLA JAPONICA; INSECTA; LETHOCERUS AMERICANUS; LETHOCERUS DEYROLLEI; RANA NIGROMACULATA;

EID: 10644291666     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2002.00523.x     Document Type: Article

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