Publication details
Trophic niche of Oecobius maculatus (Araneae: Oecobiidae): evidence based on natural diet, prey capture success, and prey handling
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Arachnology |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1636/J14-56 |
| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | Ants; diet breadth; myrmecophagous; spider; trophic specialization |
| Description | Field and laboratory observations of the feeding ecology (natural diet, prey capture success, and prey handling) of Oecobius maculatus Simon 1870 were combined in this study to reveal the level of trophic specialization by this species. Natural prey were investigated on the Croatian island of Brac. |