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Artificial sentinel prey can be useful to measure and compare predation pressure in various habits. Green‐coloured plasticine caterpillars are readily attacked by up to 14 groups of predatory organisms, and can be identified by their attack marks. Predators include various arthropods, birds, and mammals. Information collected by using sentinel prey is summarised in the review article by Lövei and Ferrante (see pages 528‐542). The cover photo shows the carabid Carabus cancellatus attacking an artificial caterpillar. Photo by C.B. Eötvös.

Source: Insect Science - July 28, 2017 Category: Biology Tags: CONTENTS Source Type: research