From 1460d4d6f8605f650539c7fa620aaaa74886451b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Holden Rohrer Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:03:46 -0500 Subject: Radeen wrote conclusion and rest of analysis --- src/conc2.i | 26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/conc2.i (limited to 'src/conc2.i') diff --git a/src/conc2.i b/src/conc2.i new file mode 100644 index 0000000..87791cd --- /dev/null +++ b/src/conc2.i @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +Based on the trends observed throughout the study it can be concluded +that antlions are dependent on a number of environmental conditions when +they settle. This is shown through the various effects that introducing +various environmental conditions had on their antlions settlement, as +introducing fake pits into the habitat significantly increased the +antlions tendency for extreme behavior and caused the standard +distribution pattern they follow to be altered the most, as shown by +Graph 2, which illustrates how the most extreme values for pit depth, +nearest neighbor, and cannibalism occurred when fake pits were +introduced to the enclosure. Along with this, the data suggests that +antlions are also dependent on the presence of antlions trials in an +area, as the trials where trails were erased also slightly altered the +settlement patterns of the antlions. Finally, it can be concluded that +obstructions such as rocks have a minimal effect on the antlions +distribution patterns, as the trial with the introduction of rocks and +obstacles did not result in any extreme behavior from the antlion +population. With these patterns in mind, it can be concluded that +antlions do not have a method of communication, as their settlement +patterns were disturbed by normal environmental conditions. Despite +this, it can also be concluded that antlions distribute in a non-random +way in an enclosure, as shown by the aforementioned statistical +analysis, thereby indicating that antlions rely on several environmental +and local indicators to determine where to settle, such as the density +of pits in a given region and the prevalence of trials near a given +territory. + -- cgit