机敏异漏斗蛛不同感觉对捕食和趋向行为的影响

【目的】蜘蛛的感觉在发现猎物和捕食过程中起重要作用,研究机敏异漏斗蛛Allagelena difficilis(Fox)的不同感觉对其捕食和趋向行为的影响,有助于揭示影响漏斗蛛捕猎的主要感觉因素及其机制。【方法】视觉屏蔽法、"Y"型嗅觉仪法、去除蛛网法等方法。【结果】视觉和嗅觉对机敏异漏斗蛛的捕食量和趋向行为无显著影响,但蛛网的存在对其捕食量影响明显:视觉屏蔽与未屏蔽的机敏异漏斗蛛24 h捕食黑腹果蝇Drosophila melanogaster Meigen量分别为25.20头/管和26.00头/管,两者之间差异不显著;嗅觉测试发现,在不同的气流条件下,机敏异漏斗蛛停留、选择有猎物管臂和对照管臂的数量之间差异均不显著;另外,该蛛在无蛛网情况下也可捕食,但捕食量极低,与已结网蛛之间的捕食量差异极显著(P<0.01),随着蛛网的修复,两者之间捕食量差距逐渐减小,至24 h时,两者捕食量相近。【结论】机敏异漏斗蛛主要通过机械感觉线索感受蛛网振动、听觉以及猎物的直接碰触发现和捕获猎物,视觉和嗅觉对其捕食行为影响不明显。     

草间钻头蛛(Hylyphantes graminicola)对果蝇(Drosophila melanogaster)捕食作用的研究

在实验室条件下,研究了草间钻头蛛Hylyphantes graminicola对果蝇Drosophila melanogaster的捕食功能反应.结果表明,在一定范围内,草间钻头蛛捕食效应随猎物密度增加而增加;随自身密度增加而减小;随着蜘蛛和果蝇密度的增加,相互干扰明显,捕食效率下降;雌蛛比雄蛛捕食量大.     

三突花蛛捕食速度的初步研究

本文研究了三突花蛛Misumenops tricuspidatus在不同条件下对果蝇的捕食速度.结果表明,蜘蛛的捕食速度与蜘蛛的步足长度、身体长度无关,而与性别、温度、饥饿程度有显著关系.25 ℃为三突花蛛捕食的最适温度,14 ℃和34 ℃即温度过低或过高时,它的捕食速度显著减慢;三突花蛛在饥饿3～4 d时的捕食速度最快;雄蛛的捕食速度显著大于雌蛛.蜘蛛的共存,如雌蛛-雌蛛、雄蛛-雄蛛、雌蛛-雄蛛共存,对捕食的速度也存在着一定的影响:2雄蛛共存时,各自的捕食速度显著减慢;2雌蛛共存时,各自的捕食速度变化不显著;1雌蛛1雄蛛共存时,雌蛛的捕食速度降低不显著,而雄蛛的捕食速度显著降低.     

异色瓢虫捕食胁迫对黑腹果蝇繁殖与后代发育的影响水

以模式昆虫黑腹果蝇(Drosophila melanogaster)及捕食性天敌异色瓢虫(Harmonia axyridis)为研究系统,通过把异色瓢虫接入到有黑腹果蝇的指形管中,研究了黑腹果蝇雌、雄成虫单独或共同被异色瓢虫捕食胁迫后,其自身寿命、子代的生长发育、繁殖和适合度的变化。结果表明:当雄性黑腹果蝇受到异色瓢虫成虫胁迫时,其寿命明显延长,但胁迫与否对雌性黑腹果蝇的寿命无明显影响;当黑腹果蝇的雌雄成虫同时受到胁迫时,其子代幼虫的发育历期延长,雄性后代寿命也增加,而雌性或雄性黑腹果蝇单独受到胁迫,其子代幼虫发育进度没有明显改变;当初孵黑腹果蝇幼虫受到异色瓢虫成虫直接或间接捕食胁迫后,其后续幼虫的发育历期都会受到影响,其中1龄期受到的间接捕食胁迫作用的影响大于直接捕食胁迫作用,直接捕食胁迫1龄幼虫比间接捕食胁迫更能延长其将来雌性成虫的寿命。     

三突花蛛对小菜蛾幼虫的捕食效应

本文研究三突花蛛对小菜蛾幼虫的捕食功能反应及干扰因素对捕食作用的影响。结果表明,三突花蛛对小菜蛾幼虫的捕食效应属HollingⅡ型反应,捕食作用率随捕食者-猎物比率上升而下降,雌蛛的捕食效应强于雄蛛。     

机敏异漏斗蛛的生活史及各虫态的形态特征

机敏异漏斗蛛Allagelena difficilis是我国常见蜘蛛,在自然生态系统的害虫控制中起重要作用。野外调查结合室内饲养观察,弄清机敏异漏斗蛛的生活史及各龄虫态特征。机敏异漏斗蛛一年1代,蜕6次皮,以成蛛、卵和1龄幼蛛越冬,翌年4月上旬在蛛网上可以见到活动的2龄幼蛛,8月中旬发育为成蛛,由卵到成蛛平均历时265 d。卵椭球形,黄色;1-3龄幼蛛体光亮,枣红或红褐色;3龄幼蛛腹部背面隐约可见四对"八字形"灰白斑纹;4-6龄幼蛛体表光泽不明显,"八字形"灰白斑纹明显;6龄雄蛛触肢开始膨大而透明,雄性成蛛触肢膨大且色深。各龄虫态步足足式均为:ⅣⅠⅡⅢ。     

三突花蛛对小菜蛾幼虫的捕食效应

本文研究三突花蛛对小菜蛾幼虫的捕食功能反应及干扰因素对捕食作用的影响。结果表明,三突花蛛对小菜蛾幼诉捕食效应属ＨｏｌｌｉｎｇⅡ型反应,捕食作用率随捕食者－猪物比率上升而下降,雌蛛的捕食效应强于雄蛛。     

以黑腹果蝇为寄主的蝇蛹金小蜂生长发育、繁殖及功能反应研究

蝇蛹金小蜂是铃木氏果蝇和黑腹果蝇的重要天敌,本研究以黑腹果蝇为寄主,测定了蝇蛹金小蜂云南种群的生长发育、繁殖及寿命。并在6个寄主密度梯度条件下研究了其寄生功能反应。结果显示蝇蛹金小蜂从卵到雌、雄成蜂的平均发育历期分别为16.10 d和14.67 d,雌蜂平均寿命为49.76 d,平均产子代数为93.28头/雌,子代雌性比为55.76%。在黑腹果蝇蛹为5、10、15、20、25和30头的密度梯度下,蝇蛹金小蜂的寄生功能反应符合Holling Ⅱ模型,其方程为Na=0.6261 No/(1+0.0632 No)。理论最高寄生量为N_a_(max)=9.0171,实际最高寄生量为7.00头(寄主密度为20头),蝇蛹金小蜂的寄生搜寻效应随寄主密度的增加而降低。综上结果,采自杨梅的蝇蛹金小蜂以黑腹果蝇作为寄主时具有较高繁殖力,较强的寄主适合度,是铃木氏果蝇和黑腹果蝇有效的生物防治作用因子。     

迷宫漏斗蛛生物学特性研究

迷宫漏斗蛛(AgelenalabyrinthicaClerck,1758)在湖北武汉地区每年发生一代。以卵越冬,卵期长达152.00天;幼蛛期148.14天;成蛛寿命雌蛛84.00天,雄蛛38.60天。雌蛛一生最多可产3个卵袋,单头雌蛛最高产卵量244粒。卵的平均孵化率为92.82%。     

闪蓝红点唇瓢虫对考氏白盾蚧的捕食作用研究

闪蓝红点唇瓢虫是猕猴桃考氏白盾蚧的主要天敌,在湖南一年发生1代,以幼虫在猕猴桃树干及枝条上的考氏白盾蚧下或以蛹在立架铁丝和猕猴桃小枝上越冬,该瓢虫成虫对考氏白盾蚧卵的功能反应属于Hassell &Comins Ⅲ型,对雌成蚧和雄蛹的功能反应属于Holling Ⅱ型;取食卵的“S”型曲线方程为Na=0.06339N/1+0.06339N+7.16307×10~(-5)·N~2,取食雌成蚧和雄蛹的圆盘方程分别为Na=1.0211N/1+0.008443N和Na=0.7315N/1+0.002394N;一昼夜对卵、雌成蚧、雄蛹的最大捕获量分别为885粒、121头和308头。     

斑管巢蛛对柑桔害虫的捕食作用研究

在系统观察桔园蜘蛛优势种斑管巢蛛与主要柑桔害虫自然种群数量季节消长相关关系的基础上,采用血清学方法检测了蜘蛛对柑桔害虫的自然控制作用。在不同实验条件下测定了斑管巢蛛对柑桔害虫的捕食量、功能反应,以及相互干扰、温度对蜘蛛捕食作用的影响,建立了模拟模型。     

不同饥饿程度的龟纹瓢虫成虫对烟蚜的捕食作用

试验研究了不同饥饿程度的龟纹瓢虫雌、雄成虫对烟蚜的捕食作用。结果表明,不同饥饿程度的龟纹瓢虫雌、雄成虫对烟蚜捕食的功能反应均为Ｈｏｌｌｉｎｇ Ⅱ型,雌成虫的瞬间攻击率ａ大于雄成虫;不同饥饿程度的龟纹瓢虫雌、雄成虫在２４ｈ内对烟蚜的捕食量差异不显著;雌成虫捕食量大于雄成虫;饥饿时间愈长,烟蚜密度愈大,雌雄成虫间捕食量差异愈显著;未饥饿的龟纹瓢虫雌、雄成虫在２４ｈ内对烟蚜的捕食行为集中在６：００～１８     

PREDATION OF THE LADYBEETLE CHILOCORUS KUWANAE ON THE SCALE UNASPIS YANONENSIS

Abstract The prey consumption of ovipositing female adults of the ladybeetle Chilocorus kuwanae on the scale Unaspis yanonensis was found to be significantly greater than that of the male adults. At 25°C one female adult ladybeetle, on average, would consume 42. 7 female scale adult per day while one male adult only destroyed 22. 3 female scale adults. However, after a deprivation of the prey for 48 h, this difference was eliminated. A C. kuwanae female adult had to prey on at least 15 U. vanonensis female adults in order to lay eggs. The funcional responses of the beetle adults to densities of different stages of the scale followed Holling's type 1. The functional responses to female scale adults indicated that the maximum prey consumption went up with the increase in temperature from 16°C to 35°C, and dropped sharply at 37°C. However, temperature did not alter the type of the functional response. Rased on the predation of C. kuwanae adults on U. yanonensis female adults, the minimum critical, optimal and maximum critical temperatures for their attack were estimated to be 10. 6°C, 31. 5°C and 38. 2°C respectively. The increase in predation space or in predator density could result in a reduction in the attack rat-e, but with the increase of predator density, the effect of predation space became much smaller. C. kuwanae adults preferred male pupae to other stages of the scale, and their preference for various stages of the prey was in the order of male pupae, 2nd-instar male nymphs, 2nd-instar female nymphs, adult females and kinstar nymphs.     

Trade-offs of predation and foraging explain sexual segregation in African buffalo

1. Many studies have investigated why males and females segregate spatially in sexually dimorphic species. These studies have focused primarily on temperate zone ungulates in areas lacking intact predator communities, and few have directly assessed predation rates in different social environments. 2. Data on the movement, social affiliation, mortality and foraging of radio-collared African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) were collected from 2001-06 in the Kruger National Park, South Africa. 3. The vast majority of mortality events were due to lion (Panthera leo) predation, and the mortality hazard associated with being an adult male buffalo in a male-only 'bachelor' group was almost four times higher than for adult females in mixed herds. The mortality rates of adult males and females within mixed herds were not statistically different. Mortality sites of male and female buffalo were in areas of low visibility similar to those used by bachelor groups, while mixed herds tended to use more open habitats. 4. Males in bachelor groups ate similar or higher quality food (as indexed by percentage faecal nitrogen), and moved almost a third less distance per day compared with mixed herds. As a result, males in bachelor groups gained more body condition than did males in breeding herds. 5. Recent comparative analyses suggest the activity-budget hypothesis as a common underlying cause of social segregation. However, our intensive study, in an area with an intact predator community showed that male and female buffalo segregated by habitat and supported the predation-risk hypothesis. Male African buffalo appear to trade increased predation risk for additional energy gains in bachelor groups, which presumably leads to increased reproductive success.     

Behavioral and social correlates of escape from suppression of ovulation in female common marmosets housed with the natal family

Although female common marmosets typically do not breed while housed with their natal families, up to half ovulate at least once while housed with the intact natal family, and a similar proportion conceive if an unrelated adult male is present in the group. In this study, we investigated the behavioral and social correlates of escape from suppression of ovulation by daughters housed in intact natal families or in families in which the father had been replaced by an unrelated adult male. Focal-animal behavioral data were collected from daughters that were (N = 7) or were not (N = 10) undergoing ovulatory cycles while housed with the natal family and from daughters that were (N = 5) or were not (N = 3) cycling or pregnant in families containing an unrelated male. Additionally, four cyclic and six acyclic females housed in intact natal families underwent simulated “prospecting” tests. Cyclic and acyclic daughters in intact natal families did not engage in sexual interactions with the father and showed few differences from one another in their interactions with the parents. Moreover, cyclic and acyclic daughters did not differ in their willingness to leave the family for short periods or to investigate an unfamiliar family in “prospecting” tests. However, daughters that underwent ovarian cycles in the presence of an unrelated male showed numerous behavioral differences from those in intact natal families, including frequent courtship and sexual behaviors with the male, reduced affiliative interactions with the mother, and elevated frequencies of aggressive display behavior. Moreover, these females were less likely to behave submissively towards the mother or the adult male. These findings suggest that both suppression of ovulation and inhibition of sexual behavior normally contribute to reproductive failure in female marmosets living with their natal families, and that the two components of suppression may become dissociated under specific social conditions. Am J Primatol 41:1–21, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

The allopatric phase of speciation: the sharp-beaked ground finch (Geospiza difficilis) on the Galápagos islands

Using microsatellite DNA variation, morphological measurements and sonagrams made from tape-recordings in the field, we examine die allopatric differentiation of six populations of the sharp-beaked ground finch, Geospiza difficilis , in the Galapagos archipelago. We ask how and why die populations became differentiated, and consider what die differences imply about speciation. An important factor is time; G. difficilis is one of the phylogenetically oldest species. Populations became differentiated by adapting in beak morphology to different food supplies. Since beak size and shape also function in conspecific mate recognition and choice, die potential for reproductive isolation from sister and parental taxa arose as a correlated effect of natural selection on resource-exploiting traits. This conforms to a standard explanation for the origin of pre-mating isolation as a byproduct of adaptive changes in allopatry without being adaptive itself. However, diis explanation is incomplete. Vocal characteristics also differentiated, partly as a result of natural and sexual selection independent of beak size change in environments with different sound transmitting properties. An additional element of chance is indicated by a comparison of closely-related populations on two islands, Wolf and Darwin, that are geographically close, and topographically and floristically similar. The populations have markedly different vocalizations. Morphological characters, vocalizations and genetic traits do not vary concordandy among die six populations. One population (Genovesa) is genetically more similar to other congeneric species. Phenotypic similarities with G. difficilis are the result of a uniquely long retention of shared ancestral traits. Arguments under the phylogenetic species concept justify recognizing this population as a separate species, Geospiza acutirostris. Under the biological species concept it should remain as currentiy classified, G. difficilis.     

Survival and population persistence in the critically endangered Tuamotu kingfisher

A wide range of threats affect populations of Pacific island birds and conservationists have been challenged to identify factors upon which to focus management. The Tuamotu kingfisher (Todiramphus gambieri) is one of the most endangered vertebrate species in the world, yet little has been published about basic biology or causes of the population decline. We used 4 years of mark-resight and territory resource information to model survival in juvenile and adult Tuamotu kingfishers. Annual survival of adult males (ϕ = 0.77) was similar to congeneric species, whereas survival of adult females (ϕ = 0.40) and juveniles (ϕ = 0.12) was much lower. The best-supported survival model indicated adult female survival was positively related to territory size, whereas adult male survival was negatively related to atoll forest within territories. We used parameter estimates from survival models in a life-stage simulation analysis to evaluate the relative influence of vital rates and territory habitats on population processes. Results indicated that adult female and juvenile survival had the greatest impact on Tuamotu kingfisher populations, accounting for 58% and 32% of variation in the finite rate of population increase, respectively. Nocturnal predation by rats (Rattus spp.) on incubating kingfishers may explain the lower survival of females than males, whereas juvenile birds may be especially vulnerable to predation by cats (Felis catus). Thus, conservation management for Tuamotu kingfishers should include use of metal guards on cavity trees to protect nests and incubating females, and control predator access during fledging periods. © 2012 The Wildlife Society.     

Sociosexual behavioral patterns involving nulliparous female orangutans (Pongo sp.) reflect unique challenges during the adolescent period

The primate adolescent period is characterized by a series of changes in physiology, behavior, and social relationships. Orangutans have the slowest life history and the longest period of dependency of all primates. As members of a semisolitary species with high levels of sexual coercion, adolescent female orangutans face a unique combination of challenges when achieving independence from their mother. This study examined the mating behavior of adolescent female orangutans and compared it with that of adult females to assess whether mating behavior reflects distinct strategies at these different points in the life cycle. Data were collected in Gunung Palung National Park on the island of Borneo over 20 years. Mating events from adolescent (n = 19) and adult females (n = 26) were scored and compared. Adolescent female mating events had significantly higher mating scores (indicating more proceptivity) than those of adult females (β = 1.948, p = .001). Adolescent females also engaged in elaborate sociosexual interactions with different flanged males, behaviors that were never observed during mating events of adult females. These interactions involved characteristic behavior on the part of both the adolescent females and the flanged males. Given these findings and the documentation of similar accounts of adolescent female–flanged male mating from the island of Sumatra, we propose that adolescent female orangutans display distinctive behavioral repertoires throughout the genus Pongo which serves to overcome male ambivalence toward nulliparous females, establish familiarity, and evaluate coercive tendencies in flanged males. We suggest that these behavioral patterns are an integral part of female social development in a female philopatric, but highly dispersed species where consistent social support is absent after ranging independence is achieved.     

普通肉食螨对椭圆食粉螨的捕食功能

在6个恒温下研究普通肉食螨Cheyletus eruditus(Schrank)不同螨态对椭圆食粉螨Aleuroglyphus ovatus(Troupeau)的功能反应。结果表明,普通肉食螨不同螨态对椭圆食粉螨的功能反应均属于HollingⅡ型,其中雌成螨的捕食能力最强,其次是雄螨、若螨、幼螨;在各温度处理中,雌成螨在28℃时具有较高的捕食功能;普通肉食螨在16℃的低温状态下捕食功能很低,仅有雌螨对猎物有捕食行为;在猎物密度不变的情况下,普通肉食螨捕食猎物的数量随自身密度的增加而下降。