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Larval and adult seed consumption affected by the degree of food specialization in Amara (Coleoptera: Carabidae)
KLIMEŠ, Petr
This is the first study in which seed consumption is assessed for all larval instars and adults of ground beetles. Three species of the genus Amara were examined. Larvae of all three instars and adults were fed seeds of three plant species Stellaria media, Capsella bursa-pastoris and Taraxacum officinale in a laboratory no-choice experiment. In general, larvae showed greater food specialization and the daily specific seed consumption was comparable or even higher in larval than in adult stage. Results suggest that also carabid larvae may be very important consumers of weed seed in the field.

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