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Do pit-building predators prefer or avoid barriers? Wormlions' preference for walls depends on light conditions

Ambush site selection by sit-and-wait predators is a complex process, involving biotic and abiotic considerations, which greatly affect hunting success and costs. Wormlions are fly larvae that dig pit-traps in loose soil and hunt the arthropod prey falling into their pits. They are abundant in urban...

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Autores principales: Scharf, Inon, Silberklang, Akiva, Avidov, Bar, Subach, Aziz
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7331747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32616857
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-67979-3