期刊
PEDOBIOLOGIA
卷 53, 期 2, 页码 107-114出版社
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2009.06.003
关键词
Collembola; Crystals; Feeding preference; Secondary metabolites; Palatability; ITS
资金
- Carl-Thiem-Kiinikum Cottbus
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research [FKZ 01LC0018]
Fungi represent a major part of the living biomass in the upper soil horizon and serve as all important food source for many soil organisms. We hypothesized that certain mycelial characteristics may serve to protect fungi from grazing. Specifically, this Study focused on the influence of poisonous or other repellent metabolites and crystalline structures at the hyphal surface on the feeding preference of the soil microarthropod Folsomia condida Willem. The formation of crystalline structures was studied microscopically and the content of certain metabolites such as amanitin and muscarin was investigated using analytical methods. The feeding preference of F candida was studied in different in-vitro food choice experiments. Additionally, the palatability of the fungal isolates was estimated by the amount of egg clusters laid by F candida and by analysing the carbon and nitrogen content of the mycelia. F. candida was repelled by fungal species with toxic metabolites or crystals on their hyphal surface, which indicates that these traits serve as feeding protection. F candida preferred dark-pigmented fungi. Total number of egg clusters and feeding preference were not correlated. However, insects that fed on fungi without repellent characteristics laid the most eggs. The amount of carbon and nitrogen in the mycelium had no influence on feeding behaviour. We conclude that the content of repellent metabolites and crystalline structures at the hyphal surface are defensive strategies of soil fungi and strongly influence feeding preference of F candida. Other traits such as palatability were less important. Our results help to explain collembolan feeding behaviour and interactions between soil fungi and Collembola. (C) 2009 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
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