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Oligophagy refers to the eating of only a few specific foods, and to monophagy when restricted to a single food source. [1] The term is usually associated with insect dietary behaviour. [ 2 ] Organisms may exhibit narrow or specific oligophagy where the diet is restricted to a very few foods or broad oligophagy where the organism feeds on a ...
Oligophagy is a term for intermediate degrees of selectivity, referring to animals that eat a relatively small range of foods, either because of preference or necessity. [2] Another classification refers to the specific food animals specialize in eating, such as: Carnivore: the eating of animals Araneophagy: eating spiders; Avivore: eating birds
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In general, entimines tend to feed on a broad range of plants (polyphagous), but there are instances of oligophagy. In general, the larvae feed externally on roots in the soil and adults feed on foliage. [1] [3] They also show preference for habitat or substrate rather than plant specificity. [1]
The shortfin mako engages in embryonic oophagy. Oophagy (/ oʊ ˈ ɒ f ə dʒ i / oh-OFF-ə-jee) or ovophagy, literally "egg eating", is the practice of embryos feeding on eggs produced by the ovary while still inside the mother's uterus. [1]
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An oligotroph is an organism that can live in an environment that offers very low levels of nutrients.They may be contrasted with copiotrophs, which prefer nutritionally rich environments.
Broscus cephalotes is a species of nocturnal, coastal ground beetle found throughout most of Europe.Its range spans from western Europe into western Siberia. [1] The species was introduced recently (circa 1975) in the eastern areas of Canada and has spread farther south and west into the United States. [2]