Near-Optimal Foraging in the Pacific Cicada Killer Sphecius convallis Patton (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae)

This study evaluated foraging effectiveness of Pacific cicada killers (Sphecius convallis) by comparing observed prey loads to that predicted by an optimality model. Female S. convallis preyed exclusively on the cicada Tibicen parallelus, resulting in a mean loaded flight muscle ratio (FMR) of 0.187...

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Autores principales: Coelho, Joseph R., Hastings, Jon M., Holliday, Charles W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26467953
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects3010133

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4553621/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26467953
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects3010133

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