Effect of spatial pattern and microhabitat on pit construction and relocation in Myrmeleon hyalinus (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae) larvae

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 337-345

  Scharf, Inon ^a   Hollender, Yael ^a   Subach, Aziz ^a   Ovadia, Ofer ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antlions; Habitat selection; Null model; Sit and wait predators; Spatial pattern

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DESERT; HABITAT SELECTION; INSECT; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; LARVA; MICROHABITAT; PREDATOR; RELOCATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

MYRMELEON; MYRMELEONTIDAE; NEUROPTERA;

EID: 43049122436     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2007.00967.x     Document Type: Article

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