The nutritional content of prey affects the foraging of a generalist arthropod predator.

While foraging theory predicts that predatory responses should be determined by the energy content and size of prey, it is becoming increasingly clear that carnivores regulate their intake of specific nutrients. We tested the hypothesis that prey nutrient composition and predator nutritional history...

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Main Authors: Jason M Schmidt, Peter Sebastian, Shawn M Wilder, Ann L Rypstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3493534?pdf=render