Feeding ecology of granivorous carabid larvae: A stable isotope analysis

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-122

  Sasakawa, K ^a   Ikeda, H ^b   Kubota, T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Amara; Carabidae; Granivory; Seed

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BODY SIZE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC RATIO; LABORATORY METHOD; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NICHE PARTITIONING; OMNIVORY; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SEED; SPECIES DIVERSITY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ANIMALIA; CARABIDAE; CHALCITES; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 77449134759     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2009.01451.x     Document Type: Article

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