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 |