Prey preference of the wolf spider,Pardosa pseudoannulata (Boesenberg et Strand) |
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Authors: | K. L. Heong Saad Bleih Elsa G. Rubia |
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Affiliation: | (1) Entomology Division, International Rice Research Institute, Los Ba?os, Philippines;(2) Present address: Rice Research and Training Center, Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt |
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Abstract: | Summary Functional responses of the wolf spider,Pardosa pseudoannulata (Boesenberg et Strand) attacking the rice brown planthopper,Nilaparvata lugens (St?l.), and the mirid predatorCyrtorhinus lividipennis Reuter were both those of Holling Type II. The attack rate was higher and handling time lower forC. lividipennis. However, when caged with the two prey, the wolf spider showed a significant preference forN. lugens at a lower prey proportion. Proportions of prey attacked were significantly different from the expected ratios of prey available as well as from the predicted preferences derived from the functional response parameters. As proportions ofN. lugens attacked changed from greater to less than expected as the proportions ofN. lugens available increased, a “reverse switch” behaviour seems to be evident. |
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Keywords: | preference Pardosa pseudoannulata switching Nilaparvata lugens Cyrtorhinus lividipennis |
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