Non‑consumptive effects of predator presence ...
Document type :
Article dans une revue scientifique
Title :
Non‑consumptive effects of predator presence on copepod reproduction: insights from a mesocosm experiment
Author(s) :
Heuschele, Jan [Auteur]
Ceballos, Sara [Auteur]
Andersen Borg, Christian Marc [Auteur]
Bjarke, Oda [Auteur]
Isari, Stamatina [Auteur]
Lasley Rasher, Rachel [Auteur]
Lindehoff, Elin [Auteur]
Souissi, Anissa [Auteur]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
SOUISSI, Sami [Auteur]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
Titelman, Josefin [Auteur]
Ceballos, Sara [Auteur]
Andersen Borg, Christian Marc [Auteur]
Bjarke, Oda [Auteur]
Isari, Stamatina [Auteur]
Lasley Rasher, Rachel [Auteur]
Lindehoff, Elin [Auteur]
Souissi, Anissa [Auteur]
Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
SOUISSI, Sami [Auteur]

Laboratoire d’Océanologie et de Géosciences (LOG) - UMR 8187 [LOG]
Titelman, Josefin [Auteur]
Journal title :
Marine Biology
Pages :
1653-1666
Publisher :
Springer Verlag
Publication date :
2014-07
ISSN :
0025-3162
HAL domain(s) :
Planète et Univers [physics]/Sciences de la Terre/Océanographie
English abstract : [en]
Reproduction in planktonic animals depends on numerous biotic and abiotic factors. One of them is predation pressure, which can have both direct consumptive effects on population density and sex ratio, and non-consumptive ...
Show more >Reproduction in planktonic animals depends on numerous biotic and abiotic factors. One of them is predation pressure, which can have both direct consumptive effects on population density and sex ratio, and non-consumptive effects, for example on mating and migration behaviour. In copepods, predator vulnerability depends on their sex, motility pattern and mating behaviour. Therefore, copepods can be affected at multiple stages during the mating process. We investigated the reproductive dynamics of the estuarine copepod Eurytemora affinis in the presence and absence of its predator the mysid Neomysis integer in a mesocosm experiment. We found that the proportion of ovigerous females decreased in the presence of predators. This shift was not caused by differential predation as the absolute number of females was unaffected by mysid presence. Presence of predators reduced the ratio of males to non-ovigerous females, but not by predation of males. Our combined results suggest that the shift from ovigerous to non-ovigerous females under the presence of predators was caused by either actively delayed egg production or by shedding of egg sacs. Nauplii production was initially suppressed in the predation treatment, but increased towards the end of the experiment. The proportion of fertilized females was similar in both treatments, but constantly fell behind model predictions using a random mating model. Our results highlight the importance of non-consumptive effects of predators on copepod reproduction and hence on population dynamicsShow less >
Show more >Reproduction in planktonic animals depends on numerous biotic and abiotic factors. One of them is predation pressure, which can have both direct consumptive effects on population density and sex ratio, and non-consumptive effects, for example on mating and migration behaviour. In copepods, predator vulnerability depends on their sex, motility pattern and mating behaviour. Therefore, copepods can be affected at multiple stages during the mating process. We investigated the reproductive dynamics of the estuarine copepod Eurytemora affinis in the presence and absence of its predator the mysid Neomysis integer in a mesocosm experiment. We found that the proportion of ovigerous females decreased in the presence of predators. This shift was not caused by differential predation as the absolute number of females was unaffected by mysid presence. Presence of predators reduced the ratio of males to non-ovigerous females, but not by predation of males. Our combined results suggest that the shift from ovigerous to non-ovigerous females under the presence of predators was caused by either actively delayed egg production or by shedding of egg sacs. Nauplii production was initially suppressed in the predation treatment, but increased towards the end of the experiment. The proportion of fertilized females was similar in both treatments, but constantly fell behind model predictions using a random mating model. Our results highlight the importance of non-consumptive effects of predators on copepod reproduction and hence on population dynamicsShow less >
Language :
Anglais
Peer reviewed article :
Oui
Audience :
Internationale
Popular science :
Non
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