From individuals to populations: How homo‐ and heterospecific interactions influence habitat selection in a sit‐and‐wait predator
Vesna Klokočovnik,
Tadeja Bantan,
Dušan Devetak
Abstract:Species have different requirements for the habitat in which they live, depending on various biotic and abiotic factors. For sedentary predators such as antlion larvae, both factors are essential. In this study, we examined the preferred habitat choice concerning two abiotic factors, i.e., substrate and illumination, in two pit‐building antlions, Euroleon nostras and Myrmeleon formicarius, to determine whether choice changes during con‐ or heterospecific interactions. Both species preferred medium sand grains,… Show more
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