The arthropod predators of ant-mimetic and aposematic prey: a serological analysis
In: Ecological entomology (Print), Jg. 18 (1993), Heft 3, S. 218-222
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1. ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay) was used to identify the arthropod predators of two common herbivores of a desert lupine: the aposematic plant bug Lopidea nigridea and the ant-mimetic plant bug Coquillettia insignis. 2. Despite the fact that the prey are closely related, the two antisera were sufficiently specific to distinguish between the antigen against which they were formed and the antigen of the other species: both antisera were 3 times as reactive against their homologous antigen as they were against their heterologous antigen. 3. In tests on gut contents of field-collected predators, ELISA results were generally consistent with laboratory no-choice data for the five most common arthropod species on lupine: there was a strong correlation between attack rates for each predator-prey pair as measured in the laboratory, and per cent positive reactions in ELISA as measured using field-collected predators.
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The arthropod predators of ant-mimetic and aposematic prey: a serological analysis
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | MCIVER, J. D ; TEMPELIS, C. H |
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Zeitschrift: | Ecological entomology (Print), Jg. 18 (1993), Heft 3, S. 218-222 |
Veröffentlichung: | Oxford: Blackwell Science, 1993 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
Umfang: | print, 21 ref |
ISSN: | 0307-6946 (print) |
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