Efficiency of antlion trap construction

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3510-3515

  Fertin, Arnold ^a   Casas, Jérôme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Animal construction; Antlion pit; Physics of sand; Psammophily; Sit and wait predation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; INSECT; LARVA; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; INSECTS; LARVA; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; MYRMELEONTIDAE;

EID: 33750220780     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02401     Document Type: Article

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