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| Provedor de dados: |
Rev. Bras. entomol.
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| País: |
Brazil
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| Título: |
First observation of alternative food usage (extrafloral nectar) by the assassin bug Atopozelus opsimus (Hemiptera, Reduviidae)
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| Autores: |
Guillermo-Ferreira,Rhainer
Cardoso-Leite,Ricardo
Gandolfo,Rafael
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| Data: |
2012-12-01
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| Ano: |
2012
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| Palavras-chave: |
Foraging
Heteroptera
Herbivory
Leguminosae
Predator
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| Resumo: |
Assassin bugs (Reduviidae) are voracious insects that prey on other arthropods. Recent evidences have pointed out that these predators also feed on plant derived substances in rare opportunities. The present study describes the feeding behavior of the reduviid Atopozelus opsimus on extrafloral nectaries of Inga vera (Fabaceae) in a Neotropical savanna area. It was investigated if the insects feed more frequently of extrafloral nectar or prey, and if individuals of different stages of development vary according to feeding behavior. Notably, the results suggest that the diet of all instars and adults consist mainly of extrafloral nectar (N = 1013), in detriment of captured prey ingestion (N = 18). Also, there was no variation on feeding behavior and life stage.
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| Tipo: |
Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262012000400014
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| Editor: |
Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia
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| Relação: |
10.1590/S0085-56262012000400014
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| Formato: |
text/html
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| Fonte: |
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia v.56 n.4 2012
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| Direitos: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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