Evolution of stenophagy in spiders (Araneae): evidence based on the comparative analysis of spider diets

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Authors

PEKÁR Stanislav CODDINGTON J.A. BLACKLEDGE T.

Year of publication 2012
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Evolution : international journal of organic evolution
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01471.x
Field Zoology
Keywords Polyphagy;predator;prey;prey specificity;trophic niche
Description We used spiders, the most diversified group of terrestrial predators, to investigate whether stenophagy (1) promoted diversification; (2) was phylogenetically conserved and evolutionarily derived state; and (3) was determined either by geographical distribution and foraging guild.
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