Specialist ant-eating spiders selectively feed on different body parts to balance nutrient intake

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1301-1306

  Pekar S ^a   Mayntz, D ^b   Ribeiro, T ^a   Herberstein, M E ^c  

^a MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Development; Diet; Myrmecophagy; Nutrient; Performance; Spider; Zodarion rubidum

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ANT; DIET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; LIPID; MORTALITY; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PROTEIN; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPIDER;

ARANEAE; CAMPONOTUS; FORMICA; FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE; LASIUS; ZODARION RUBIDUM;

EID: 79952536266     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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