Immature stages of giants: morphology and growth characteristics of Goliathus Lamarck, 1801 larvae indicate a predatory way of life (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F16%3A10328785" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/16:10328785 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.619.8145" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.619.8145</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.619.8145" target="_blank" >10.3897/zookeys.619.8145</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Immature stages of giants: morphology and growth characteristics of Goliathus Lamarck, 1801 larvae indicate a predatory way of life (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Cetoniinae)
Original language description
The third larval instar of Goliathus goliatus (Drury, 1770), G. orientalis Moser, 1909 and G. albosignatus Boheman, 1857 are described and illustrated for the first time and compared with the immature stages of other Cetoniinae. Larval development of G. goliatus is investigated under laboratory conditions, with particular emphasis on food requirements. These results support the obligatory requirement of proteins in the larval diet. The association between larval morphological traits (e.g., the shape of the mandibles and pretarsus, presence of well-developed stemmata) and larval biology is discussed. Based on observations and the data from captive breeds it is concluded that a possible shift from pure saprophagy to an obligatory predaceous way of larval life occurred within the larvae of this genus, which may explain why these beetles achieve such an enormous size.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EG - Zoology
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
ZooKeys
ISSN
1313-2989
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
Neuveden
Issue of the periodical within the volume
619
Country of publishing house
BG - BULGARIA
Number of pages
20
Pages from-to
25-44
UT code for WoS article
000385363300003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-84989235518