Renato Portela Salomão

Jun 4, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Renato Portela Salomão |Centro de Biociências |Rodrigo Ferreira |João Pedro Souza-Alves

1 INTRODUCTION The spatial distribution of an organism is crucial for its successful establishment in the ecosystem. Individual fitness and survival are expected to increase with selection of sites with low predation risk and reduced competition (Huey, 1991; Vollrath, 1987). Structurally complex habitats may increase food availability, provide shelter against predators and refuge from climatic harshness and supply alternative resources (Norbury & Overmeire, 2018; Warfe & Barmuta, 2004).