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Local trophic specialisation in a cosmopolitan spider (Araneae)

The result's identifiers

  • Result code in IS VaVaI

    <a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F13%3A00072535" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/13:00072535 - isvavai.cz</a>

  • Result on the web

    <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2012.06.002" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2012.06.002</a>

  • DOI - Digital Object Identifier

    <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2012.06.002" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.zool.2012.06.002</a>

Alternative languages

  • Result language

    angličtina

  • Original language name

    Local trophic specialisation in a cosmopolitan spider (Araneae)

  • Original language description

    Here, we present our research about local trophic specialization in a cosmopolitan spider species Oecobius navus. This species was considered a myrmecophagous specialist but we found out that two distinct populations of this species feed on different prey types. We analysed the actual prey of populations from Portugal and Uruguay and found that the Portuguese population feeds mainly on dipterans, while the Uruguayan population feeds mainly on ants. Dipterans in Portugal and ants in Uruguay were the mostabundant potential prey. We found predatory behavioural adaptations that increase capture efficacy of the locally abundant prey. We conclude that O. navus is an euryphagous predator locally specialised on a profitable prey possessing versatile behavioural adaptations. This is an entirely new view to trophic niche of this species.

  • Czech name

  • Czech description

Classification

  • Type

    J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

  • CEP classification

    EG - Zoology

  • OECD FORD branch

Result continuities

  • Project

  • Continuities

    S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Others

  • Publication year

    2013

  • Confidentiality

    S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Data specific for result type

  • Name of the periodical

    Zoology

  • ISSN

    0944-2006

  • e-ISSN

  • Volume of the periodical

    116

  • Issue of the periodical within the volume

    1

  • Country of publishing house

    DE - GERMANY

  • Number of pages

    7

  • Pages from-to

    20-26

  • UT code for WoS article

    000317455900003

  • EID of the result in the Scopus database