Influence of slug defence mechanisms on the prey preferences of the carabid predator Pterostichus melanarius (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
Two-choice experiments on prey preferences of a generalist predator Pterostichus melanarius, and five species of slug prey, were conducted in the laboratory. Different preferences of P. melanarius for each of the slug species are described. They are interpreted as the outcome of differing slug speci...
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Institute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Science
2004-09-01
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| Series: | European Journal of Entomology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-200403-0002_Influence_of_slug_defence_mechanisms_on_the_prey_preferences_of_the_carabid_predator_Pterostichus_melanarius_C.php |