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Prey preference by Metaseiulus occidentalis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) and the role of prey aggregation
Biological Control, 1991Abstract The phytoseiid predator Metaseiulus occidentalis is an important biological control agent for the Pacific spider mite (PSM) Tetranychus pacificus and the Willamette spider mite (WSM) Eotetranychus willamettei, two economically important spider mite species in California vineyards. Field observations indicated that M.
Rachid Hanna, L.Theodore Wilson
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Predators and microorganisms of prey: goshawks prefer prey with small uropygial glands
Functional Ecology, 2010Summary 1. The uropygial gland of birds produces chemical substances with antimicrobial properties that have been shown to reduce the abundance of feather degrading bacteria and other microorganisms. These microorganisms would affect the flight capabilities of birds and, consequently, a relationship between size of uropygial glands and probability of ...
Anders P. Møller +2 more
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Hunger, partial consumption of prey and prey size preference in a carabid beetle
Ecological Entomology, 1988ABSTRACT. Partial consumption of prey and prey size preference were studied in females of the carabid Notiophilus biguttatus F., using different size‐classes of the springtail
G. ERNSTING, D. C. VAN DER WERF
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Testing Predictions of the Prey of Lion Derived From Modeled Prey Preferences
The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2007Abstract: Apex predators are often threatened with extinction, and reintroduction is one method conservation managers are using to secure their persistence. Yet the ability to predict what these predators will eat upon reintroduction is lacking. Here we test predictions of the diet of the lion (
MATT W. HAYWARD +3 more
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Zoology, 2016
Trophic specialists are expected to possess adaptations that increase the efficiency of handling preferred prey. Such adaptations may constrain the ability to utilise alternative prey. Here we tested whether the ant-eating spider Euryopis episinoides possesses metabolic specialisations with increased efficiency in utilising preferred prey and decreased
Eva, Líznarová, Stano, Pekár
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Trophic specialists are expected to possess adaptations that increase the efficiency of handling preferred prey. Such adaptations may constrain the ability to utilise alternative prey. Here we tested whether the ant-eating spider Euryopis episinoides possesses metabolic specialisations with increased efficiency in utilising preferred prey and decreased
Eva, Líznarová, Stano, Pekár
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Effect of different preys on the predation and prey preference ofOrius similis
Acta Ecologica Sinica, 2013The genus Orius is a group of general predators and consumes a variety of pests including mites,thrips,aphids,eggs and young larvae of moths and other small,soft-bodied insects.It is an important biological control agent and plays an important role in controlling many pests.Researches on the effect of different preys on the predation and prey ...
张昌容 ZHANG Changrong +2 more
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Prey Preference of Aphidoletes Aphidimyza on Acyrthosiphon Pisum: Effect of Prey Color and Size
Journal of Insect Behavior, 2014Color polymorphism in insects as well as factors contributing to its occurrence and maintenance have been of a great interest. Pea aphid (A. pisum) exhibits a noteworthy color polymorphism which occurs as red and green. The preference of the predatory gall midge Aphidoletes aphidimyza (Rondani) for the two color morphs of pea aphid at two life stages ...
Farhad Farhoudi +3 more
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Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 1996
The maximum consumption of the larvae of the pest and vector mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus by the predatory mosquito Culex (Lutzia) raptor was studied at various instars of both the predator and the prey. The prey preferences of the predator when given lavae of different instars were also investigated.
T S, Thangam, K, Kathiresan
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The maximum consumption of the larvae of the pest and vector mosquito Culex quinquefasciatus by the predatory mosquito Culex (Lutzia) raptor was studied at various instars of both the predator and the prey. The prey preferences of the predator when given lavae of different instars were also investigated.
T S, Thangam, K, Kathiresan
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