Evolution of stenophagy in spiders (Araneae): evidence based on the comparative analysis of spider diets

• Authors: PEKÁR Stanislav; CODDINGTON J.A.; BLACKLEDGE T.
• Year of publication: 2012
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Evolution : international journal of organic evolution
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01471.x
• Field: Zoology
• Keywords: Polyphagy;predator;prey;prey specificity;trophic niche
• Description: We used spiders, the most diversified group of terrestrial predators, to investigate whether stenophagy (1) promoted diversification; (2) was phylogenetically conserved and evolutionarily derived state; and (3) was determined either by geographical distribution and foraging guild.

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