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Natural Prey and Digestion Times of Toxorhynchites rutilus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Southern Florida
(Oxford University Press, 2000-11)
Natural prey of Toxorhynchites rutilus (Coquillett) were identified from gut contents of 941 larvae collected from treeholes and tires located in an oak-palm woodland in south Florida. Twenty taxa of aquatic prey were ...
Predation ability and non-consumptive effects of Notonecta sellata (Heteroptera: Notonectidae) on immature stages of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)
(Society for Vector Ecology, 2012-06)
Predators may have multiple effects on prey, including the mortality caused by consumption, but also non-consumptive effects when prey alter their life history traits in the presence of predators. This study aimed to ...
Zooplankton capturing by Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) throughout post-larval development
(Soc Brasileira Zoologia, Univ Federal Parana, 2015-12-01)
The Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758), uses filter feeding and visual predation to catch prey. In filter feeding, the mucus secreted in their gill rakers traps planktonic organisms. In visual predation, ...
Variações na dieta de Salminus hilarii (Ostariophysi, Characidae): Efeitos da sazonalidade e ontogenia
(2015-01-01)
This study described the variations seasonal and ontogenetic of Salminus hilarii diet. Samples were collected in the Sorocaba River, São Paulo, Brazil, one of the few rivers where individuals of the species still occur in ...
Influence of prey size on predation success by Zelus longipes L. (Het, Reduviidae)
(Blackwell Verlag GmbhBerlinAlemanha, 2002)
Effect of habitat complexity on the predation of Buenoa fuscipennis (Heteroptera: Notonectidae) on mosquito immature stages and alternative prey
(Wiley, 2013-11)
Notonectids are well-known predators in aquatic habitats, where mosquito larvae, chironomids and cladocerans constitute their main diet. Here we aimed to assess the effect of structural complexity on the predatory ability ...
Bone damage patterns found in the avian prey remains of crested caracara Caracara plancus (Aves, Falconiformes)
(Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd, 2011-12)
The following paper presents the results of the analysis of the avian prey bones found in uneaten remains of crested caracara (Caracara plancus, Aves, Falconiformes) from La Pampa province, Argentina. Anatomical parts ...