The cost of being an omnivore: mandible wear from plant feeding in a true bug.
Evolutionary and ecological transitions from carnivorous to omnivorous feeding may be constrained by the ability of the animal to cope with disparate types of foods, even if preadaptations for such behaviour exist. The omnivorous true bug, Dicyphus hesperus (Hemiptera: Miridae) requires both animals...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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