Do egg parasitoids increase the tendency of Lestes sponsa (Odonata: Lestidae) to oviposit underwater?

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/60460709:41330/15:64242

Result on the web

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Do egg parasitoids increase the tendency of Lestes sponsa (Odonata: Lestidae) to oviposit underwater?

Original language description

Factors affecting the choice of oviposition site and decision to lay underwater are still poorly understood. We examined whether localities with different risk of egg parasitism, different oviposition strategies (above or below the water surface) and thedepth at which the eggs were laid, affected the total number of eggs laid, the proportion parasitized and egg mortality. In general, a significantly higher proportion of the eggs laid above the surface of water were parasitized but spreadwing damselflies showed significant preference for laying eggs underwater at both of the sites studied. This preference, however, had a different effect on the overall mortality of eggs at the two sites studied. Hence underwater oviposition by damselflies may be seen as a conditional anti-predator strategy, occurring only if the benefits exceed potential risks. Underwater oviposition may provide additional benefits other than protection against egg parasitism.

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EH - Ecology - communities

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/LO1208" target="_blank" >LO1208: Theoretical aspects of Energetic treatment of Waste and Environment Protection against negative impacts</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

EUR J ENTOMOL

ISSN

1210-5759

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Volume of the periodical

112

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

63-68

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EID of the result in the Scopus database

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