Comparison of the capture efficiency, prey processing, and nutrient extraction in a generalist and a specialist spider predator

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Authors	GARCIA HERNANDEZ Luis Fernando VIERA Carmen PEKÁR Stanislav
Year of publication	2018
Type	Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source	SCIENCE OF NATURE
MU Faculty or unit	Faculty of Science
Citation
Web	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-018-1555-z
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-018-1555-z
Keywords	Araneae; specialist;prey
Description	Predators are traditionally classified as generalists and specialists based on the presence of adaptations that increase efficiency of prey capture and consumption and selection of particular prey types. Nevertheless, empirical evidence comparing foraging efficiency between generalist and specialist carnivores is scarce. We compared the prey-capture and feeding efficiency in a generalist and a specialist (araneophagous) spider predator.
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