From 56891884448caf00c012fd91f734d0fe5a1607cf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Holden Rohrer Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2021 23:29:56 -0500 Subject: revised writings in poster --- src/hypo2.i | 13 ++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'src/hypo2.i') diff --git a/src/hypo2.i b/src/hypo2.i index b98be24..987e723 100644 --- a/src/hypo2.i +++ b/src/hypo2.i @@ -1,8 +1,15 @@ -\noindent{\bf Essential Question:} +\noindent{\bf Research Question:} -How do antlion spatial patterns, such as pit depth, width, and nearest neighbor, as well as group behavior, vary with spatial constraints and interruptions in possible communication pathways? +Through what communication pathways (pheromonal communication, +mechanical means, or innate preferences) do antlion larvae maintain +group organization, measured by pit depth, width, and nearest neighbor, +and what might this tell us about the antlion's evolutionary history? \medbreak \noindent{\bf Hypothesis:} -Antlions likely lack an intelligent mode of communication, so interruptions in the environment (removal of trails, introduction of physical obstacles, fictional pits) will not impact their ability to form nesting patterns, except insofar as they cannot nest immediately adjacent to the obstacles because the primary regulating method is cannibalism. +Antlions likely have an intelligent mode of communication, therefore +interruptions in the environment (removal of trails, introduction of +physical obstacles, fictional pits) will impact their nesting patterns, +whereas they wouldn't if the primary regulator were cannibalism and +reclusion behavior (hiding under sand in over-dense areas). -- cgit