Prey of two species of jumping spiders in the field

Okuyama, Toshinori

doi:10.1303/aez.2007.663

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“…Therefore, we imply that P. albidus utilises smaller prey than the other two philodromids, which do not differ significantly in this respect. A similar pattern was observed in two jumping spiders (Okuyama, 2007).…”

Section: Trophic Nichesupporting

confidence: 83%

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Niche partitioning and niche filtering jointly mediate the coexistence of three closely related spider species (Araneae, Philodromidae)

Michalko

Pekár

2014

Ecological Entomology

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1. Several mechanisms can mediate the coexistence of species, such as the neutral dynamic, niche filtering and niche partitioning. The present study investigated which of these mechanisms mediate the coexistence of closely related spider species at the scale of one locality.2. The coexistence of three spider species of the genus Philodromus (Philodromidae) (Philodromus albidus, Philodromus aureolus and Philodromus cespitum) was studied. The study area comprised three habitat types, including a deciduous forest, a scrub and a plum tree stand. The spatial niche properties of the Philodromus species were explored by comparing their micro/macrohabitat preferences. The natural diet of these species was analysed. Laboratory experiments involving prey acceptance were conducted to investigate the trophic niche properties. The species' phenologies were studied to compare their temporal niches.3. The philodromids had differentiated their trophic and habitat niches. The coexistence mechanisms were therefore assessed by studying the relationships between niche overlaps and the pairwise product of relative abundances. A negative relationship was observed between functional niche overlaps and the product of relative abundances, whereas a positive relationship was observed between spatial niche overlaps and the product of relative abundances.4. The present results suggest that different mechanisms influence different niche dimensions. Niche partitioning influenced functional niches, whereas niche filtering influenced spatial niches. The results also suggest that the filtering process in one dimension was facilitated by niche differentiation in another dimension.

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Section: Trophic Nichesupporting

confidence: 83%

“…A similar pattern was observed in two jumping spiders (Okuyama, 2007). The null model also failed to find significant differences in realised niche occupancy with respect to prey size.…”

Section: Trophic Nichesupporting

confidence: 78%

Niche partitioning and niche filtering jointly mediate the coexistence of three closely related spider species (Araneae, Philodromidae)

Michalko

Pekár

2014

Ecological Entomology

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“…Because of their enormous species diversity, and the great abundance of some species, moths occupy an important role in many different community interactions. For example, larval and/or adult moths are a substantial dietary component of parasitoid wasps (Whitfield & Wagner, ), spiders (Okuyama, ), grassland birds (Baldwin, ; Maher, ; Wiens & Rotenberry, ), rodents (Nuessly & Goedart, ) and bats (Dai et al ., ). Adult moths can be important as pollinators, especially in specific associations with certain plant species (Reynolds et al ., ; Yoder et al ., ).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Moth diversity in three biofuel crops and native prairie in Illinois

Harrison

Berenbaum

2012

Insect Science

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The expanding demand for biofuel feedstock may lead to large-scale conscription of land for monoculture production of biofuel crops with concomitant substantial negative impacts on biodiversity. We compared moth diversity in light-trap samples from corn, miscanthus, switchgrass and native prairie, to determine whether there is an observable relationship between plant species diversity and moth abundance and diversity. Moth alpha diversity was highest in prairie and was higher in switchgrass than in the other two biofuel crops. Beta diversity generally was low among the biofuel crops, and prairie shared lower beta diversity with switchgrass than with corn or miscanthus. Analysis of variance showed no significant differences in moth abundance per species among treatments. The alpha and beta diversity index findings are consistent with those of other studies on arthropods in biofuel crops and provide evidence to suggest that large-scale conversion of acreage to biofuel crops may have substantial negative effects on arthropod biodiversity both within the cropping systems and in the surrounding landscape.

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“…account form a substantial proportion of the diet of both predators in the wild (Iwasaki, 92! 1998;Okuyama, 2007).…”

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How predator hunting-modes affect prey behaviour: Capture deterrence inDrosophila melanogaster

Parigi

Porter

Cermak

et al. 2014

Preprint

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20!Hunting mode, the distinct set of behavioural strategies that a predator employs while 21! hunting, can be an important determinant of the prey organism's behavioural response. 22!However, few studies have considered how a predator's hunting mode influences anti-23! predatory behaviours of a prey species. Here we document the influence of active hunters 24! (zebra jumping spiders, Salticus scenicus) and ambush predators (Chinese praying 25! mantids, Tenodera aridifolia sinensis) on the capture deterrence anti-predatory 26! behavioural repertoire of the model organism, Drosophila melanogaster. We 27! hypothesized that D. melanogaster would reduce overall locomotory activity in the 28! presence of ambush predators, and increase activity with active hunters. First we 29! observed and described the behavioural repertoire of D. melanogaster in the presence of 30! the predators. We documented three previously undescribed behaviours-abdominal 31! lifting, stopping and retreat-which were performed at higher frequency by D. 32! melanogaster in the presence of predators, and may aid in capture deterrence. Consistent 33! with our predictions, we observed an increase in the overall activity of D. melanogaster 34! in the presence of jumping spiders (active hunter). However, counter to our prediction, 35! mantids (ambush hunter) had only a modest influence on activity. We also observed 36! considerable intra and inter-individual variation in response to both predator types. Given 37! these new insights into Drosophila behaviour, and with the genetic tools available, 38! dissecting the molecular mechanisms of anti-predator behaviours may now be feasible in 39! this system.

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Prey of two species of jumping spiders in the field

Cited by 26 publications

References 17 publications

Niche partitioning and niche filtering jointly mediate the coexistence of three closely related spider species (Araneae, Philodromidae)

Niche partitioning and niche filtering jointly mediate the coexistence of three closely related spider species (Araneae, Philodromidae)

Moth diversity in three biofuel crops and native prairie in Illinois

How predator hunting-modes affect prey behaviour: Capture deterrence inDrosophila melanogaster

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