Prey detection through olfaction by the soil-dwelling larvae of the carabid predator Pterostichus melanarius

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 207-216

  Thomas, R S ^a   Glen, D M ^a,b   Symondson, W O C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carabid larvae; Chemoreceptors; Deroceras reticulatum; Electroantennogram; Polyphagous predators; Pterostichus melanarius; Subterranean olfaction

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; IMMUNOLOGY;

CARABID LARVAE; CHEMORECEPTORS; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; ELECTROANTENNOGRAM; POLYPHAGOUS PREDATORS; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS; SUBTERRANEAN OLFACTION;

SOIL MECHANICS;

BEETLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOASSAY; DETECTION METHOD; LARVA; OLFACTION; OLFACTORY CUE; PREDATOR; SLUG; TROPHIC INTERACTION;

CALLIPHORA; CARABIDAE; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; DIPTERA; GASTROPODA; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS;

EID: 35348898331     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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