Effects of slope and particle size on ant locomotion: Implications for choice of substrate by antlions

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 426-435

  Botz, Jason T ^a   Loudon, Catherine ^a   Barger, J Bradley ^a   Olafsen, Jeffrey S ^a   Steeples, Don W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Antlion; Biomechanics; Locomotion; Myrmeleon crudelis; Prey capture

Indexed keywords

ANT; LOCOMOTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PREY CAPTURE; SLOPE; SUBSTRATE;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; MYRMELEON; MYRMELEONTIDAE;

EID: 0043133710     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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