Gut-content analysis in four species, combined with comparative analysis of trophic traits, suggests an araneophagous habit for the entire family Palpimanidae (Araneae)

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F22%3A00125495" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/22:00125495 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13127-021-00525-9" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13127-021-00525-9</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13127-021-00525-9" target="_blank" >10.1007/s13127-021-00525-9</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Gut-content analysis in four species, combined with comparative analysis of trophic traits, suggests an araneophagous habit for the entire family Palpimanidae (Araneae)

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Spiders are among the most diversified and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems across the world, but information on their prey is limited. Particularly, there is paucity of data for prey-specialised species, such as palpimanid spiders. Here we investigated the trophic strategy of four palpimanid species (Diaphorocellus biplagiatus, Otiothops birabeni, Palpimanus gibbulus, and P. potteri) representing all three subfamilies (Chediminae, Otiothopinae, Palpimaninae) and three geographic areas (Mediterranean, South America, South Africa) in order to infer a trophic strategy for the entire family Palpimanidae. We predicted that all palpimanids are specialised araneophagous predators. We used molecular gut-content analysis, combined with comparative analysis of morphological trophic traits. We found all four species to catch spiders more than insects. All species captured spiders belonging to several families, but predominantly those of the cursorial guild. The diet composition did not differ between sexes and juveniles. The breadth of trophic niche was narrow for all species, suggesting stenophagy. Using comparative analysis of morphological traits (thick cuticle, stout forelegs, scopulae on forelegs, and stridulatory apparatus) and araneophagy, we estimated that preying on spiders combined with the morphological traits is ancestral state for the entire family. We suggest that the whole family Palpimanidae includes araneophagous species.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Gut-content analysis in four species, combined with comparative analysis of trophic traits, suggests an araneophagous habit for the entire family Palpimanidae (Araneae)

Popis výsledku anglicky

Spiders are among the most diversified and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems across the world, but information on their prey is limited. Particularly, there is paucity of data for prey-specialised species, such as palpimanid spiders. Here we investigated the trophic strategy of four palpimanid species (Diaphorocellus biplagiatus, Otiothops birabeni, Palpimanus gibbulus, and P. potteri) representing all three subfamilies (Chediminae, Otiothopinae, Palpimaninae) and three geographic areas (Mediterranean, South America, South Africa) in order to infer a trophic strategy for the entire family Palpimanidae. We predicted that all palpimanids are specialised araneophagous predators. We used molecular gut-content analysis, combined with comparative analysis of morphological trophic traits. We found all four species to catch spiders more than insects. All species captured spiders belonging to several families, but predominantly those of the cursorial guild. The diet composition did not differ between sexes and juveniles. The breadth of trophic niche was narrow for all species, suggesting stenophagy. Using comparative analysis of morphological traits (thick cuticle, stout forelegs, scopulae on forelegs, and stridulatory apparatus) and araneophagy, we estimated that preying on spiders combined with the morphological traits is ancestral state for the entire family. We suggest that the whole family Palpimanidae includes araneophagous species.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10616 - Entomology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/LM2018132" target="_blank" >LM2018132: Národní centrum lékařské genomiky</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Organisms Diversity & Evolution

ISSN

1439-6092

e-ISSN

1618-1077

Svazek periodika

22

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

265-274

Kód UT WoS článku

000701365600002

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85116032301