Flour beetles prefer corners over walls and are slowed down with increasing habitat complexity

Movement affects all key behaviours in which animals engage, including dispersal and habitat use. The red flour beetle, known as a cosmopolitan pest of stored products, was the subject of our study. We examined whether the beetles preferred corners, walls or open areas, and how turns or obstacles in...

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Published in:	Royal Society Open Science
Main Authors:	Inon Scharf, Amit Radai, Dar Goldshtein, Kimberley Hanna
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Royal Society 2024-01-01
Subjects:	wall-following behaviour habitat selection movement ecology obstacles pest ecology thigmotaxis
Online Access:	https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231667