Consumption of fresh and buried seed by ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Ground beetles (Carabidae: Coleoptera) are predators of the seed of herbaceous plants scattered on the ground, but prefer that of certain species. Foraging beetles encounter both freshly dispersed and seed exhumed from the soil bank. The predation on seed from the soil bank has never been studied an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2006-04-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200602-0013_Consumption_of_fresh_and_buried_seed_by_ground_beetles_Coleoptera_Carabidae.php |