Faecal analysis suggests generalist diets in three species of Western Cape cordylids

Climate has been proposed as an explanation for the present-day distribution of closely-related melanistic and non-melanistic cordylid species in the southwestern Cape of South Africa. However, diet may also contribute towards shaping geographic distributions. We present preliminary data on diet com...

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Published in:	African zoology Vol. 43; no. 1; pp. 125 - 130
Main Authors:	Clusella-Trullas, S., Botes, A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Zoological Society of Southern Africa 01.08.2008
Subjects:	Arthropoda arthropods Coleoptera Cordylidae Cordylus cordylus dietary niche habitat availability Hymenoptera resource partitioning Short communications South Africa thermal melanism hypothesis
ISSN:	1562-7020
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