Temperature and prey capture: Opposite relationships in two predator taxa

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 305-312

  Kruse, Peter Dalgas ^a   Toft, Søren ^a   Sunderland, Keith D ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Araneae; Carabidae; Diurnal cycles; Predation rate; Predator prey; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; ECTOTHERMY; FLY; LOCOMOTION; PREDATION; PREY CAPTURE; SPIDER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARANEAE; CALATHUS FUSCIPES; CARABIDAE; CLUBIONA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; PARDOSA PRATIVAGA; PTEROSTICHUS;

EID: 40349089607     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00978.x     Document Type: Article

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