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@article{768529,
author = {Řezáč, Milan and Pekár, Stanislav and Lubin, Yael},
article_location = {Oxford},
article_number = {1},
keywords = {Araneae; Dysdera; diet; specialist},
language = {eng},
issn = {0952-8369},
journal = {Journal of Zoology},
title = {How oniscophagous spiders overcome woodlouse armour},
volume = {275},
year = {2008}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 768529
AU - Řezáč, Milan - Pekár, Stanislav - Lubin, Yael
PY - 2008
TI - How oniscophagous spiders overcome woodlouse armour
JF - Journal of Zoology
VL - 275
IS - 1
SP - 64–71
EP - 64–71
PB - Blackwell Publishing
SN - 09528369
KW - Araneae
KW - Dysdera
KW - diet
KW - specialist
N2 - Woodlice (Isopoda: Oniscoidea) are well defended by a heavy armour and many species have noxious secretions. Oniscophagy (feeding on woodlice) may be an important part of the biology of at least some members of the spider genus Dysdera (Dysderidae). Yet there little is known about the diet and possible specializations for feeding on woodlice in these spiders. Dysdera has unusual variability in mouthpart morphology, which may be related to the diet. Here, we investigate five species of Dysdera and consider the relationship between mouthpart morphology, capture frequency and prey-capture behaviour. We show that species with unmodified chelicerae readily capture a variety of arthropods, but refuse woodlice as prey, whereas species with modified chelicerae feed on woodlice and reject most of the other prey.
ER -
ŘEZÁČ, Milan, Stanislav PEKÁR and Yael LUBIN. How oniscophagous spiders overcome woodlouse armour. \textit{Journal of Zoology}. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2008, vol.~275, No~1, p.~64–71. ISSN~0952-8369.
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