Scavenging rates of invertebrates in an eastern deciduous forest

American Midland Naturalist
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Abstract

Rates at which scavengers located three types of dead insects were measured. All dead insects were taken by ants with a median time of 3.75 min (range 0.33-36 min). This gives strong indirect evidence that such food is in short supply.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Scavenging rates of invertebrates in an eastern deciduous forest
Series title American Midland Naturalist
DOI 10.2307/2425390
Volume 107
Issue 2
Year Published 1982
Language English
Publisher University of Notre Dame
Contributing office(s) Western Ecological Research Center
Description 4 p.
First page 389
Last page 392
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