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Food items reported for Birgus latro
n = 15
Food I Food II Food III Food name Country Predator Stage
detritus detritus carcasses Valanga irregularis Christmas I. juv./adults
detritus detritus carcasses unspecified birds Christmas I. juv./adults
detritus detritus carcasses Pteropus melanotus natalis Christmas I. juv./adults
detritus detritus carcasses unspecified turtle hatchlings Christmas I. juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Ochrosia ackeringae Christmas I. juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Arenga listeri Christmas I. juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Cocos nucifera Christmas I. juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Terminalia catappa Christmas I. juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Inocarpus fagifer Christmas I. juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Barringtonia racemosa Christmas I. juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Artocarpus integrifolia Christmas I. juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Ficus spp. Christmas I. juv./adults
plants other plants terrestrial plants Pandanus spp. Christmas I. juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Gecarcoidea natalis Christmas I. juv./adults
zoobenthos benth. crust. crabs Tuerkayana celeste Christmas I. juv./adults
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