Distinct feeding strategies of generalist and specialist spiders

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Authors

POMPOZZI Gabriel Alejandro GARCIA HERNANDEZ Luis Fernando DUŠÁTKOVÁ Lenka PEKÁR Stanislav

Year of publication 2019
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Ecological Entomology
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Web https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/een.12683
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/een.12683
Keywords Foraging activity; molecular gut content analysis; predators; trophic specialisation
Description Feeding behaviour of generalist and specialist predators is determined by a variety of trophic adaptations. Specialised prey-capture adaptations allow specialists to catch relatively large prey on a regular basis. As a result, specialists might be adapted to exploit each item of prey more thoroughly than do generalists.
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