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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...
Autores principales: | Scharf, Inon, Silberklang, Akiva, Avidov, Bar, Subach, Aziz |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |
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