Trophic preferences of Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in conditions of south forest-steppe
The specific trophic preferences of Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (Fabricius, 1787) as one of the common litter zoophages in forests biogeocenoses of the south forest-steppe in the Poltava region are investigated. Taxonomic, size-weight and trophic structure of potential food objects offered to the...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Oles Honchar Dnipropetrovsk National University
2011-02-01
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Series: | Vìsnik Dnìpropetrovsʹkogo Unìversitetu: Serìâ Bìologìâ, Ekologìâ |
Online Access: | http://ecology.dp.ua/index.php/ECO/article/view/61 |
Summary: | The specific trophic preferences of Pterostichus oblongopunctatus (Fabricius, 1787) as one of the common litter zoophages in forests biogeocenoses of the south forest-steppe in the Poltava region are investigated. Taxonomic, size-weight and trophic structure of potential food objects offered to the P. oblongopunctatus was analysed. P. oblongopunctatus choice criteria of potential food objects were established: hardness of exoskeleton and size of prey and also victim’s ability for to fast moving. |
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ISSN: | 2310-0842 2312-301X |