Oviposition Habitat Selection by Mosquitoes (Culiseta longiareolata) and Consequences for Population Size
2002; Wiley; Volume: 83; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/3071872
ISSN1939-9170
AutoresMatthew Spencer, Leon Blaustein, Joel E. Cohen,
Tópico(s)Dengue and Mosquito Control Research
ResumoEcologyVolume 83, Issue 3 p. 669-679 Regular Article OVIPOSITION HABITAT SELECTION BY MOSQUITOES (CULISETA LONGIAREOLATA) AND CONSEQUENCES FOR POPULATION SIZE Matthew Spencer, Matthew Spencer Community Ecology Laboratory, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905 Israel Present address: Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QW, England. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorLeon Blaustein, Leon Blaustein Community Ecology Laboratory, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905 IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorJoel E. Cohen, Joel E. Cohen Laboratory of Populations, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, Box 20, New York, New York 10021-6399 USA and Columbia University, USASearch for more papers by this author Matthew Spencer, Matthew Spencer Community Ecology Laboratory, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905 Israel Present address: Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1QW, England. E-mail: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorLeon Blaustein, Leon Blaustein Community Ecology Laboratory, Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa 31905 IsraelSearch for more papers by this authorJoel E. Cohen, Joel E. Cohen Laboratory of Populations, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, Box 20, New York, New York 10021-6399 USA and Columbia University, USASearch for more papers by this author First published: 01 March 2002 https://doi.org/10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[0669:OHSBMC]2.0.CO;2Citations: 107 Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Many kinds of adaptive behavior, including responses to risk of predation, have been documented, but there have been few attempts to translate these behaviors into consequences for populations. We present one of the first models to predict the consequences of adaptive behavior for population size in a specific natural system. Larvae of the mosquito Culiseta longiareolata (Diptera: Culicidae) develop in freshwater pools. They are vulnerable to predation by the backswimmer Notonecta maculata (Hemiptera: Heteroptera), and to intraspecific competition. Adult female C. longiareolata usually avoid ovipositing in pools that contain N. maculata. This is presumably an adaptive response that increases individual fitness, but it is also likely to affect the size of the population. We take a novel approach to understanding the relationship between adaptive behavior and population dynamics in C. longiareolata. We use a nonlinear stage-structured population model to predict the evolutionarily stable oviposition strategy and its consequences for the size of the C. longiareolata population. Our model predicts that female C. longiareolata should always avoid ovipositing in pools with N. maculata. Such avoidance will increase the equilibrium size of the C. longiareolata population, relative to a population in which oviposition is indiscriminate with respect to N. maculata. The qualitative effect on population size is the same even if, as observed, C. longiareolata occasionally oviposit in pools containing N. maculata. These predictions have important practical implications for assessing the effectiveness of predators as biological control agents. Literature Cited Anholt, B. R. 1997. How should we test for the role of behaviour in population dynamics? 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