Influence of slug defence mechanisms on the prey preferences of the carabid predator Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

European Journal of Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 359-364

  Foltan, Pavel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Agriolimacidae; Arion; Arionidae; Carabidae; Defence; Deroceras reticulatum; Food preference; Limacidae; Limax; Prey preference; Prey choice; Pterostichus melanarius; Slug

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY PREFERENCE; SLUG;

AGRIOLIMACIDAE; ARION; ARION DISTINCTUS; ARION SUBFUSCUS; ARIONIDAE; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DEROCERAS; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA; LEHMANNIA; LEHMANNIA MARGINATA; LIMACIDAE; LIMACOIDEA; LIMAX; MALACOLIMAX TENELLUS; PTEROSTICHUS; PTEROSTICHUS MELANARIUS;

EID: 5644303067     PISSN: 12105759     EISSN: 18028829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14411/eje.2004.050     Document Type: Article

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