| Tóm tắt: | The occupation of l. tndentata by B. argentatus shovvod a pattern iiot affected by mean distance betwuoM bubhus uinJ bush COVlT or by sux of tlio lusect. Microhabitat utilizaticin, shows a direct correspondence with food and tbe protection oltered by the busfi. Insect used microenviionmcnts located at heights above 60 cm. At tlns height the shrubs exhibtls their highest íoliage densities; there was no difference in preference between sexes of the insect. B argentatus changas its position in the bush, as an escape strategy to predation. Somelimes the grasshopper flusnes to the nearest larrea bush; this strategy was used oniy when distance between bushes were short. Previous papers have refered some kind of territoriality in B. argentatus. bul this Work sliows no differences in individual number ratio recorded on bushes, microhabitat use, and insect position, between sexes of B. argentatus.
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