Prey life-history influences the evolution of egg mass and indirectly reproductive investment in a group of free-living insect predators.
aphids
coccids
egg mass
insect predators
ladybird beetles
life‐history evolution
ovariole number
reproductive investment
Journal
Ecology and evolution
ISSN: 2045-7758
Titre abrégé: Ecol Evol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101566408
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2022
Jan 2022
Historique:
received:
16
04
2021
revised:
15
11
2021
accepted:
19
11
2021
entrez:
7
2
2022
pubmed:
8
2
2022
medline:
8
2
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The balance between risk and benefit of exploiting resources drives life-history evolution in organisms. Predators are naturally recognized as major drivers of the life-history evolution of their prey. Although prey may also influence the life-history evolution of their predators in the context of an evolutionary arms race, there is far more evidence of the role of predators than of prey.The goal of this study was to investigate the role of prey in life-history evolution of predators using ladybird beetle predators of aphids and coccids. These particular ladybirds and their prey were chosen because literature shows that the pace of life of aphids is faster than that of coccids and this difference is reflected in the life histories of the ladybirds that specialize on feeding on aphids or coccids.Thirty-four species of ladybird predators of aphids and eight of coccids belonging to five different tribes were collected and reared in the laboratory. The females were weighed as well as their eggs, and their reproductive investment estimated as the number of ovarioles. Phylogenetic relatedness was controlled for in the statistical analyses.Controlling for female mass revealed that ladybird predators of aphids lay bigger eggs than ladybird predators of coccids. This difference is not influenced by phylogenetic relatedness but only by the type of prey eaten. We suggest that ladybird predators of coccids lay smaller eggs because neonate larvae do not have to search, catch, and subdue prey. Both types of ladybirds have a similar reproductive investment relative to their body mass when phylogeny is controlled for.Recognizing the influence of prey on the life-history evolution of predators is important for understanding food web dynamics. From an applied perspective, this fine evolutionary tuning of prey-predator relationships should be used to guide and increase the efficiency of biological control programs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35127006
doi: 10.1002/ece3.8438
pii: ECE38438
pmc: PMC8796932
doi:
Banques de données
Dryad
['10.5061/dryad.pg4f4qrqz']
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e8438Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None of the authors of this manuscript has declared any conflict of interest.
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