Cannibalism makes invasive comb jelly, Mnemiopsis leidyi, resilient to unfavourable conditions.
Journal
Communications biology
ISSN: 2399-3642
Titre abrégé: Commun Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101719179
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 05 2020
07 05 2020
Historique:
received:
18
10
2019
accepted:
07
04
2020
entrez:
9
5
2020
pubmed:
10
5
2020
medline:
12
6
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The proliferation of invasive marine species is often explained by a lack of predators and opportunistic life history traits. For the invasive comb jelly Mnemiopsis leidyi, it has remained unclear how this now widely distributed species is able to overcome long periods of low food availability, particularly in their northernmost exotic habitats in Eurasia. Based on both field and laboratory evidence, we show that adult comb jellies in the western Baltic Sea continue building up their nutrient reserves after emptying the prey field through a shift to cannibalizing their own larvae. We argue, that by creating massive late summer blooms, the population can efficiently empty the prey field, outcompete intraguild competitors, and use the bloom events to build nutrient reserves for critical periods of prey scarcity. Our finding that cannibalism makes a species with typical opportunistic traits more resilient to environmental fluctuations is important for devising more effective conservation strategies.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32382104
doi: 10.1038/s42003-020-0940-2
pii: 10.1038/s42003-020-0940-2
pmc: PMC7205609
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
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