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Abstract:

We experimentally determined whether the low density of antlion larvae found in ant-acacia clearings is due to high levels of ant predation or an inadequate substrate for pit-trap construction. Pit establishment was more affected by soil improvement than by the exclusion of ants, suggesting that soil condition is the main factor that affect antlions' density. The low density of this ant-predator in ant-acacia clearings may be considered as an indirect advantage of the ant's pruning behavior.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Low density of ant lion larva (Myrmeleon crudelis) in ant-acacia clearings: High predation risk or inadequate substrate?
Autor:Gatti, M.G.; Farji-Brener, A.G.
Filiación:Laboratorio de Ecologia Funcional Depto. de Biologia, Pabelldn I1 Piso FCEyN-UBA, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA, Bs. Aires, Argentina
Lab. Ecotono, Depto de Ecologia, CRUB. Unidad Postal Universidad del Comahue, 8400, Argentina
Palabras clave:Abiotic constraints; Acacia collinsii; Ant lions; Ants; Dry tropical forest; Myrmeleon crudelis; Pit trap; Predation; dry forest; population density; predation; soil property; Acacia; Formicidae; Myrmeleon; Myrmeleontidae; Neuroptera; Panthera leo
Año:2002
Volumen:34
Número:3
Página de inicio:458
Página de fin:462
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00561.x
Título revista:Biotropica
Título revista abreviado:Biotropica
ISSN:00063606
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00063606_v34_n3_p458_Gatti

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Gatti, M.G. & Farji-Brener, A.G. (2002) . Low density of ant lion larva (Myrmeleon crudelis) in ant-acacia clearings: High predation risk or inadequate substrate?. Biotropica, 34(3), 458-462.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00561.x
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Gatti, M.G., Farji-Brener, A.G. "Low density of ant lion larva (Myrmeleon crudelis) in ant-acacia clearings: High predation risk or inadequate substrate?" . Biotropica 34, no. 3 (2002) : 458-462.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00561.x
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Gatti, M.G., Farji-Brener, A.G. "Low density of ant lion larva (Myrmeleon crudelis) in ant-acacia clearings: High predation risk or inadequate substrate?" . Biotropica, vol. 34, no. 3, 2002, pp. 458-462.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00561.x
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Gatti, M.G., Farji-Brener, A.G. Low density of ant lion larva (Myrmeleon crudelis) in ant-acacia clearings: High predation risk or inadequate substrate?. Biotropica. 2002;34(3):458-462.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00561.x