The interplay between foraging mode, habitat structure, and predator presence in antlions

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1185-1192

  Loria, Reut ^a   Scharf, Inon ^a   Subach, Aziz ^a   Ovadia, Ofer ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anti predator behavior; Foraging mode; Model selection; Myrmeleontidae; Sand depth

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INSECT; SAND;

ARANEAE; ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; LYCOSIDAE; MYRMELEON; MYRMELEONTIDAE;

EID: 42449155411     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0547-y     Document Type: Article

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