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The food consumption of a wolf spider, Geolycosa godeffroyi (Araneae: Lycosidae), in the Australian Capital Territory.
- Source :
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Oecologia [Oecologia] 1975 Dec; Vol. 18 (4), pp. 343-358. - Publication Year :
- 1975
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Abstract
- A method is described to measure the food consumption of a wolf spider, Geolycosa godeffroyi, in the field. The method is based on a calibration curve relating the food consumed in 14 days to the production of components of the excreta, mainly guanine, in the subsequent 7 days. The method was used to measure the food consumption of the spiders in the field over one year. Compared with many arthropods, G. godeffroyi feeds at a high rate but this is probably a reflection of its habit of behavioural thermoregulation.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1432-1939
- Volume :
- 18
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Oecologia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28308921
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00345854