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Coexistence of zoophytophagous and phytozoophagous strategies linked to genotypic diet specialization in plant bug.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Dumont François, Lucas Eric, Réale Denis
Abstract excerpt
Zoophytophagous predators can substitute zoophagy for phytophagy to complete their development and reproduction. In such predators, variation in feeding behaviour is observed both across and within populations. This may be caused by genetic variation in diet specialization, some genotypes specializing on plant resources, whereas others rely mostly on prey to meet their energy and nutriment requirements. We tested...
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