20.500.12556/DKUM-88189 From individuals to populations how homo- and heterospecific interactions influence habitat selection in a sit-and-wait predator Species have different requirements for the habitat in which they live, depending on various biotic and abiotic factors. For sedentary predators such as antlion larvae, both factors are essential. In this study, we examined the preferred habitat choice concerning two abiotic factors, i.e., substrate and illumination, in two pit-building antlions, Euroleon nostras and Myrmeleon formicarius, to determine whether choice changes during con- or heterospecific interactions. Both species preferred medium sand grains, i.e., 230-540 μm but differed in their choice of illumination. E. nostras preferred shade, while M. formicarius chose the illuminated part of the container. However, the choice changed, especially for M. formicarius during interactions with another individual. Abiotic factors took precedence over biotic factors in the choice of E. nostras when interactions were involved. M. formicarius avoided interactions and built pits in less suitable conditions when suitable locations were already occupied. The results can be applied to the species' natural habitat and life traits. We can confirm that E. nostras is a more competitive species when it comes to providing the most suitable abiotic conditions in the habitat for pit construction. antlion larvae granulation habitat choice light shade true true true Wiley Angleški jezik Angleški jezik Članek v reviji 2024-04-11 03:52:16 2024-06-21 09:17:58 2024-06-22 03:23:18 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 str. 507-514 iss. 10 Vol. 129 2023 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2023-03-13 2023-05-17 2023-05-22 595.74 155745539 10.1111/eth.13387 0179-1613 RAZ_Klokocovnik_Vesna_2023.pdf RAZ_Klokocovnik_Vesna_2023.pdf 1 72CCA23813765E3D9E1B6E949C59593A 80f734d1952b3f65ee4603f8fe0372477fcd4eb8d42a0fbf40bbf412103ee0b4 5bf64ca7-2f9d-11ef-a9a6-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=180690 https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/2csh9p47xd/1 0 f1b5aed0-2f9d-11ef-a9a6-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=180691 Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko 0 0 0