title: [Space organization and structure of the scorpion population in the region of Sfax (Tunisia)].
abstract: Four species of scorpions live in Sfax area: Androctonus australis, Androctonus aeneas, Buthus occitanus and Scorpio maurus. Preliminary study of this community organization showed that: spatial segregation allow coexistence of different species, nature and texture of the soil determine biogeography distribution and populations abundances in the sector studied, populations of scorpions maintains close connections between them and with guild of insectivorous and nocturnal lizards, particularly competition and predation.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorie de Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Le Belvédère, Tunisie.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nouira
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ktari
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003163:Competitive Behavior; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D011156:Population Density; D012424:Rural Population; D012605:Scorpions / Q000145:classification*; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis; D014416:Tunisia; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D012987:Soil
vernacular_title: Organisation spatiale et structure du peuplement des scorpions de la région de Sfax (Tunisie).