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| author | Radeen Abree <radeen.abree0515@gmail.com> | 2020-12-16 19:30:27 -0500 |
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| committer | Radeen Abree <radeen.abree0515@gmail.com> | 2020-12-16 19:30:27 -0500 |
| commit | e7036a0964b5c54852789cdc8c048c420f999016 (patch) | |
| tree | a80760d4978fac7fa7085270ff54eeec055c2466 /src/vars2.i | |
| parent | 15d1f652df9fb2a7af13ea9eb9876ebbc96aea5a (diff) | |
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diff --git a/src/vars2.i b/src/vars2.i new file mode 100644 index 0000000..cbe432a --- /dev/null +++ b/src/vars2.i @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +Throughout the experiment the independent variable was the size of the container as well as the type of interruption that was used, which both changed from trial to trial due to intentional manipulation. +Furthermore, the dependent variable throughout the experiment was the settlement patterns and behaviors of the antlions ({\it myrmeleon immaculatus}), which was quantified through the nearest neighbor calculation, pit depth, pit width, number of cannibalized antlions, and individual settlement positioning determined over the course of several trials. +The control trial of the experiment was the 24x24 trial with no deliberate interruption, as it shows the spatial patterns and behaviors of the antlions with the most available space and no factors that could impact their standard settlement, limiting the effect of competition on settlement patterns, which qualifies it to be an excellent control group. |