Substrate selection for pit making and oviposition in an antlion, Myrmeleon bore Tjeder, in terms of sand particle size

Autor:	Madoka Itoh, Toshiaki Matsura, Yoshitaka Yamaga
Rok vydání:	2005
Předmět:	Larva animal structures biology Ecology fungi Particle (ecology) biology.organism_classification Spatial distribution Substrate (marine biology) Predation Habitat Insect Science parasitic diseases Particle size Antlion Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics
Zdroj:	Entomological Science. 8:347-353
ISSN:	1479-8298 1343-8786
DOI:	10.1111/j.1479-8298.2005.00134.x
Popis:	The larvae of the pit-making antlion Myrmeleon bore Tjeder live in open sand in riverbeds with a substratum consisting of various particle sizes. We analyzed the spatial distribution of their pits in a sandy floodplain to determine their larval and adult responses to the heterogeneous substrate. The spatial distribution pattern of their pits had an aggregated distribution, and there was a significant positive correlation between pit density and the ratio of medium-size sand particles to total weight of sand. We examined the size of sand particles selected in the larval pit-building behavior and the oviposition behavior of the adult. Both larvae and adults selected medium-size sand particles. The larvae of M. bore are relatively sedentary predators and rarely move great distances. Thus, the present results suggest that habitat selection by adult females is a major factor causing the aggregative distribution of the pits.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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