Publication details
Trophic specialisation in a predatory group: the case of prey-specialised spiders (Araneae)
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| Year of publication | 2015 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Biological Reviews |
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| Citation | |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/brv.12133 |
| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | adaptations; araneophagy; crustaceophagy; lepidopterophagy; dipterophagy; myrmecophagy; termitophagy |
| Description | Predators appear to be less frequently specialised (i.e. adapted to restricted diet) on their prey than herbivores, parasites or parasitoids. Here, we critically evaluate contemporary evolutionary hypotheses that might be used to explain the evolution of specialised foraging in predators. We propose a unifying concept within which we define four types of trophic categories using ecological (diet breadth) and evolutionary (degree of adaptations) contexts. |