We recorded kleptoparasitism and predation by gulls by ad libitum, continuous sampling of the gridded area, including the air above it. Until adulthood, spiders were fed ad libitum with laboratory reared field crickets, Gryllus bimaculatus.

How do you use ad libitum?

Ad lib is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase "ad libitum". 2. Diets and water were supplied ad libitum. Food consumption was recorded every 3 days and the animals were weighed weekly.

What does libitum mean?

: omissible according to a performer's wishes —used as a direction in music — compare obbligato entry 1.