| Summary: | Dtet specia|isatlon and ďverslÍlcatlon oftlrc sf,der genrs Dysdara (Araneae: Dysdertdae) Summaryof PhD. thesis Tho main aim of my sfudy is to pr€s€nt now knowledge aboutthe diet specialisation antldiversiÍicationóf ttreipider genusDys&ra. This PhD. lhesis, ďvided in two parts' is tre summaryof Íivepapers. 1. Diet specialisatlon 1.1. Řezíě M., Pekór s. & I'bin Y.: Morphologlcal and behavlourď adapations for onlscophagr lnDysderassden (Araneae: Dysdertnne) [acoeptedby Journal of Zoologfl Very little is known about predators feeding on woodlioe. Spiders of the genus Dyidera (Dysderidae)were long suspeotedto be onisoophagous,but evidenoefor lheir díetspeoialisation hás beenrlaoking. These spidas are chareotorisedby an unusual morphological variability oftheir mouth-parts,partioularly tho ohelioaae, suggosting dietary sfrcialisation któróukazuje na potavní specializaci. Thus, we investigatedthe rebtiónsirip betweenmouthpertmorphology, prey pÍeferenoeand predatorybelraviour of ťrvespecies represerrtingdiffoent chelioenď types. Resulb obtained sugg€st that sfudiedĎysdera spidas diffo in prey specialisetion for woďlioo. The species with unmodified cheliceraereatlity oapturedvarious artkopďs but refused woodlice while speoieswith modified ohetóeraeoapfuredwoodlice' Particularly,Dysdera erythrina ind D....
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