Food preference, growth and development of three aphidophagous ladybirds preying on conspecific and heterospecific eggs
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DOI: 10.1007/s42690-021-00579-4
Abstract: Larvae of aphidophagous ladybirds attack vulnerable stages, such as eggs of conspecific and heterospecific species during prey scarcity, especially when the aphid colony is declining. We investigated food-preference of all four larval instars of ladybirds,… read more here.
Keywords: growth; heterospecific eggs; heterospecific; conspecific heterospecific ... See more keywords
The effect of heterospecific and conspecific competition on inter-individual differences in tungara frog tadpole (Engystomops pustulosus) behavior
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arac109
Abstract: Abstract Repeated social interactions with conspecifics and/or heterospecifics during early development may drive the differentiation of behavior among individuals. Competition is a major form of social interaction and its impacts can depend on whether interactions… read more here.
Keywords: engystomops pustulosus; effect; heterospecific; conspecific competition ... See more keywords