Capture efficiency and trophic adaptations of a specialist and generalist predator: a comparison

MICHÁLEK, Ondřej, Lenka PETRÁKOVÁ and Stanislav PEKÁR. Capture efficiency and trophic adaptations of a specialist and generalist predator: a comparison. Ecology & Evolution. NJ USA: WILEY, vol. 7, No 8, p. 2756-2766. ISSN 2045-7758. doi:10.1002/ece3.2812. 2017.

Basic information

• Original name: Capture efficiency and trophic adaptations of a specialist and generalist predator: a comparison
• Authors: MICHÁLEK, Ondřej (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lenka PETRÁKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Stanislav PEKÁR (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Ecology & Evolution, NJ USA, WILEY, 2017, 2045-7758.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: 10600 1.6 Biological sciences
• Country of publisher: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• WWW: URL
• Impact factor: Impact factor: 2.340
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14310/17:00095318
• Organization unit: Faculty of Science
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2812
• UT WoS: 000399737500028
• Keywords in English: araneae; capture behaviour; araneophagy
• Tags: NZ, rivok

Abstract

We used an araneophagous spider (Lampona murina) and a generalist spider (Drassodes lapidosus) as phylogenetically related model species and investigated their realized and fundamental trophic niches and their efficacy with respect to prey capture and prey handling.

Links

• GA15-14762S, research and development project: Name: Koevoluce potravní-specializace a složení jedu u pavouků

Investor: Czech Science Foundation