Body size and tree species composition determine variation in prey consumption in a forest-inhabiting generalist predator
I. M. van Schrojenstein Lantman, E. J. Vesterinen, L. R. Hertzog, A. Martel, K. Verheyen, L. Lens, D. Bonte
This study shows that body size and tree species composition influence prey consumption in orb-weaving spiders, with larger spiders consuming larger prey and tree diversity affecting prey richness.
bioRxiv · May 20, 2020Ecology