| HONĚK, Alois, Zdena MARTINKOVÁ, Pavel SASKA and Stanislav PEKÁR. Size and taxonomic constraints determine the seed preferences of Carabidae (Coleoptera). Basic and Applied Ecology. Germany: Elsevier, 2007, vol. 8, No 4, p. 343-353. ISSN 1439-1791. |
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@article{721459,
author = {Honěk, Alois and Martinková, Zdena and Saska, Pavel and Pekár, Stanislav},
article_location = {Germany},
article_number = {4},
keywords = {Seed predation; Specialization; Body mass; Seed size; Adaptation},
language = {eng},
issn = {1439-1791},
journal = {Basic and Applied Ecology},
title = {Size and taxonomic constraints determine the seed preferences of Carabidae (Coleoptera)},
volume = {8},
year = {2007}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 721459
AU - Honěk, Alois - Martinková, Zdena - Saska, Pavel - Pekár, Stanislav
PY - 2007
TI - Size and taxonomic constraints determine the seed preferences of Carabidae (Coleoptera)
JF - Basic and Applied Ecology
VL - 8
IS - 4
SP - 343-353
EP - 343-353
PB - Elsevier
SN - 14391791
KW - Seed predation
KW - Specialization
KW - Body mass
KW - Seed size
KW - Adaptation
N2 - Several species of carabid beetles are important postdispersal predators of the seeds of herbaceous plants. The preferences of carabids for particular seeds differ, but the factors that determine their choice are little studied. We tested the hypothesis that preferences are determined by taxonomic constraints (carabid species affiliation), and carabid and seed size. The preferences were determined for adults of 30 species of central European field carabids mainly belonging to the tribes Zabrini (17 species) and Harpalini (10 species) (body mass 1-36 mg). In a cafeteria experiment the beetles were offered an excess of seeds from 28 species of dicotyledoneous herbaceous plants (mass 0.1-8.7 mg). The number of seeds eaten during a 5-day experiment was used as an estimate of preference. Mass of the preferred species of seed eaten was positively related to carabid body mass in both tribes.
ER -
HONĚK, Alois, Zdena MARTINKOVÁ, Pavel SASKA and Stanislav PEKÁR. Size and taxonomic constraints determine the seed preferences of Carabidae (Coleoptera). \textit{Basic and Applied Ecology}. Germany: Elsevier, 2007, vol.~8, No~4, p.~343-353. ISSN~1439-1791.
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