Water Is Needed to Exist: Habitat Preferences of Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in a Desert Country
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Study Area, Material, and Methods
2.1. Study Area and Field Sampling
2.2. Laboratory Analysis
2.3. Statistcal Methods
3. Results
3.1. Macrohabitat Preferences
3.2. Community Structure and Environment
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample Number | GPS Coordinates | Date | Sample Number | GPS Coordinates | Date |
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TN-01 | N35.82274 E10.16047 | 17 March 2010 | TN-23 | N34.45056 E9.91836 | 26 March 2010 |
TN-02 | N34.10833 E9.98197 | 18 March 2010 | TN-24 | N34.4419 E10.27603 | 27 March 2010 |
TN-03 | N33.94027 E10.02673 | 18 March 2010 | TN-25 | N34.95026 E10.40299 | 27 March 2010 |
TN-04 | N33.87235 E10.09325 | 18 March 2010 | TN-26 | N35.12525 E10.44033 | 27 March 2010 |
TN-05 | N33.82404 E10.13745 | 18 March 2010 | TN-27 A and B | N35.16335 E10.72168 | 27 March 2010 |
TN-06 | N33.74928 E10.20916 | 18 March 2010 | TN-28 | N35.43618 E10.57555 | 28 April 2010 |
TN-07 | N33.88635 E10.94381 | 19 March 2010 | TN-29 A and B | N35.67969 E10.16462 | 29 April 2010 |
TN-08 | N33.88635 E10.94381 | 19 March 2010 | TN-30 | N36.00233 E10.03985 | 30 April 2010 |
TN-09 | N33.72425 E10.95342 | 19 March 2010 | TN-31 | N36.02690 E9.42404 | 31 April 2010 |
TN-10 | N33.29514 E11.11316 | 19 March 2010 | TN-32 | N36.04641 E9.30721 | 31 April 2010 |
TN-11 | N32.98260 E9.63695 | 21 March 2010 | TN-33 A and B | N35.87081 E9.21404 | 31 April 2010 |
TN-12 | N33.47888 E8.77212 | 22 March 2010 | TN-34 A and B | N35.68057 E8.93391 | 31 April 2010 |
TN-13 | N33.71373 E8.92086 | 22 March 2010 | TN-35 | N35.68057 E8.93391 | 1 April 2010 |
TN-14 | N33.91540 E8.13387 | 23 March 2010 | TN-36 | N36.11506 E8.50126 | 1 April 2010 |
TN-15 | N33.87572 E7.88200 | 23 March 2010 | TN-37 | N36.11627 E8.64001 | 1 April 2010 |
TN-16 | N33.97599 E8.04028 | 23 March 2010 | TN-38 | N36.21573 E8.6220 | 1 April 2010 |
TN-17 | N34.37707 E7.91309 | 24 March 2010 | TN-39 | N36.41175 E8.55772 | 1 April 2010 |
TN-18 | N34.38284 E7.93288 | 24 March 2010 | TN-40 | N36.40776 E8.75538 | 2 April 2010 |
TN-19 | N34.39650 E8.83120 | 25 March 2010 | TN-41 | N36.64191 E8.70025 | 2 April 2010 |
TN-20 | N35.24704 E8.75249 | 26 March 2010 | TN-42A and B | N36.85951 E8.72154 | 2 April 2010 |
TN-21 | N35.20064 E8.87771 | 26 March 2010 | TN-43 | N36.91821 E9.10691 | 3 April 2010 |
TN-22 | N34.65176 E9.59818 | 26 March 2010 | TN-44A and B | N36.64673 E9.60512 | 4 April 2010 |
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Jaskuła, R.; Płóciennik, M. Water Is Needed to Exist: Habitat Preferences of Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in a Desert Country. Insects 2020, 11, 809. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110809
Jaskuła R, Płóciennik M. Water Is Needed to Exist: Habitat Preferences of Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in a Desert Country. Insects. 2020; 11(11):809. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110809
Chicago/Turabian StyleJaskuła, Radomir, and Mateusz Płóciennik. 2020. "Water Is Needed to Exist: Habitat Preferences of Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in a Desert Country" Insects 11, no. 11: 809. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110809
APA StyleJaskuła, R., & Płóciennik, M. (2020). Water Is Needed to Exist: Habitat Preferences of Tiger Beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) in a Desert Country. Insects, 11(11), 809. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11110809