PREDATION ON EARWIGS - A NOVEL DIET SPECIALIZATION WITHIN THE GENUS LEPTOGENYS (FORMICIDAE, PONERINAE)

被引：26

作者：

STEGHAUSKOVAC, S

MASCHWITZ, U

机构：

[1] Zoologisches Institut der J. W. Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt am Main, D-60054

来源：

INSECTES SOCIAUX | 1993年 / 40卷 / 03期

关键词：

FORAGING; PREDATION; EMIGRATION BEHAVIOR; NEST-RELOCATION; LEPTOGENYS; DERMAPTERA;

D O I：

10.1007/BF01242370

中图分类号：

Q96 [昆虫学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Leptogenys sp. 13 (near kraepelini) exclusively hunts on earwigs (Gonolabis electa and Paralabis sp.). This unusual kind of prey specialization is shown by field data, prey midden investigations, and prey selection experiments. The adaptive value of the species' prey specialization is discussed.

引用

页码：337 / 340

页数：4

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