Intra‐ and interspecific variation in trophic ecology of ‘predatory’ ants in the subfamily Ponerinae
Intra‐ and interspecific variation in trophic ecology of ‘predatory’ ants in the subfamily Ponerinae
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DOI：
10.1111/een.12817
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发表时间：
2020-06
影响因子：
2.2
通讯作者：
P. E. Hanisch;K. Drager;Wendy H. Yang;P. Tubaro;A. Suarez
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作者：
P. E. Hanisch;K. Drager;Wendy H. Yang;P. Tubaro;A. Suarez
1.通过社区的能量流的特性是生态学的主要目标。此外，捕食者-猎物的相互作用可以影响物种丰度和群落组成。蚂蚁亚科包括许多捕食性物种，从多面手食虫者到高度专业化的猎人，目标是单一的猎物类型。鉴于它们在热带生态系统中的高度多样性和普遍性，测量其营养生态学中的种内和种间变化对于理解蚂蚁作为昆虫群落捕食者的作用至关重要。
1. The characterisation of energy flow through communities is a primary goal of ecology. Furthermore, predator–prey interactions can influence both species abundance and community composition. The ant subfamily Ponerinae includes many predatory species that range from generalist insectivores to highly specialised hunters that target a single prey type. Given their high diversity and ubiquity in tropical ecosystems, measuring intra‐ and interspecific variation in their trophic ecology is essential for understanding the role of ants as predators of insect communities.