Reevaluating scorpion ecomorphs using a naïve approach

Table 1 Microhabitat cluster affiliation with microhabitat traits

K-means clusters	Cluster 1	Cluster 2	Cluster 3	Cluster 4
Microhabitat traits	Psammophilous	Phytophilous	Pelophilous	Lithophilous
Under vegetation	− 0.42	0.82	− 0.53	− 0.26
Leaf litter	− 0.39	0.73	− 0.53	− 0.08
Passive shelter	− 0.41	0.56	− 0.26	− 0.06
Climb trees	− 0.13	0.32	− 0.29	− 0.02
Under rocks	− 0.61	0.31	0.25	0.08
Climb bushes	− 0.06	0.24	− 0.24	− 0.05
Hanging upside down	− 0.07	− 0.05	0.08	0.13
Rock crevices	− 0.23	− 0.18	0.08	0.80
Compact soil	− 0.21	− 0.18	0.69	− 0.31
Rock surface	− 0.19	− 0.24	0.14	0.77
Loose sand	0.83	− 0.40	− 0.23	− 0.36
Dug burrow	0.54	− 0.66	0.47	− 0.29

Values correspond to Pearson’s ρ correlation, on which the terminology adopted for the ecomorphs was based

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