A specialized araneophagic predator's short-term nutrient utilization depends on the macronutrient content of prey rather than on prey taxonomic affiliation

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 317-327

  Toft, Sren ^a   Li, Daiqin ^b   Mayntz, David ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Araneae; Behaviour specialist; Macronutrients; Metabolic generalist; Prey utilization; Salticidae

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FLY; GROWTH RATE; METABOLISM; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPIDER; SURVIVAL; TAXONOMY;

ARANEAE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; PORTIA; SALTICIDAE;

EID: 78449265062     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: 13653032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3032.2010.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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