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Linda Weir (Former Employee)

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Plethodon cinereus (Redback Salamander) predation Plethodon cinereus (Redback Salamander) predation

In 1999 at the Patuxent Research Refuge, we observed a large rove beetle (Staphylinus maculosus) consuming an eviscerated redback salamander (Plethodon cinereus) underneath a coverboard. Rove beetles typically eat invertebrates.
Authors
R.E. Jung, W.L. Ward, C.O. Kings, L.A. Weir
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center
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Filter Total Items: 13

Plethodon cinereus (Redback Salamander) predation Plethodon cinereus (Redback Salamander) predation

In 1999 at the Patuxent Research Refuge, we observed a large rove beetle (Staphylinus maculosus) consuming an eviscerated redback salamander (Plethodon cinereus) underneath a coverboard. Rove beetles typically eat invertebrates.
Authors
R.E. Jung, W.L. Ward, C.O. Kings, L.A. Weir
By
Ecosystems Mission Area, Eastern Ecological Science Center
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