Different Oviposition Strategies of Closely Related Damselfly Species as an Effective Defense against Parasitoids

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61988987%3A17310%2F19%3AA2001XQ8" target="_blank" >RIV/61988987:17310/19:A2001XQ8 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/60460709:41330/19:78559

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/1/26/htm" target="_blank" >http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/1/26/htm</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects10010026" target="_blank" >10.3390/insects10010026</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Different Oviposition Strategies of Closely Related Damselfly Species as an Effective Defense against Parasitoids

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

We evaluated the proportion of parasitized and undeveloped eggs of three common damselfly species from the family Lestidae, the most diverse group of European damselflies, in terms of oviposition strategies, notably clutch patterning and the ability to utilize oviposition substrates with different mechanical properties. We assumed that higher costs associated with some oviposition strategies will be balanced by lower egg mortality. We found that the ability of Chalcolestes viridis to oviposit into very stiff substrates brings benefit in the form of a significantly lower rate of parasitoidism and lower proportion of undeveloped eggs. The fundamentally different phenology of Sympecma fusca and/or their ability to utilize dead plants as oviposition substrate resulted in eggs that were completely free of parasitoids. Our results indicated that ovipositing into substrates that are unsuitable for most damselfly species significantly reduces egg mortality. Notably, none of these oviposition strategies would work unless combined with other adaptations, such as prolonging the duration of the prolarval life stage or the ability to oviposit into stiff tissue.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Different Oviposition Strategies of Closely Related Damselfly Species as an Effective Defense against Parasitoids

Popis výsledku anglicky

We evaluated the proportion of parasitized and undeveloped eggs of three common damselfly species from the family Lestidae, the most diverse group of European damselflies, in terms of oviposition strategies, notably clutch patterning and the ability to utilize oviposition substrates with different mechanical properties. We assumed that higher costs associated with some oviposition strategies will be balanced by lower egg mortality. We found that the ability of Chalcolestes viridis to oviposit into very stiff substrates brings benefit in the form of a significantly lower rate of parasitoidism and lower proportion of undeveloped eggs. The fundamentally different phenology of Sympecma fusca and/or their ability to utilize dead plants as oviposition substrate resulted in eggs that were completely free of parasitoids. Our results indicated that ovipositing into substrates that are unsuitable for most damselfly species significantly reduces egg mortality. Notably, none of these oviposition strategies would work unless combined with other adaptations, such as prolonging the duration of the prolarval life stage or the ability to oviposit into stiff tissue.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10616 - Entomology

Projekt

Výsledek vznikl pri realizaci vícero projektů. Více informací v záložce Projekty.

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Insects

ISSN

2075-4450

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

10

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CH - Švýcarská konfederace

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

1-9

Kód UT WoS článku

000457198700014

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85062212859