期刊
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
卷 279, 期 1744, 页码 4058-4064出版社
ROYAL SOC
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.1277
关键词
sustained locomotion; sprint performance; attack speed; predator escape; climate change
资金
- Australian Research Council
- Australian Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Different species respond differently to environmental change so that species interactions cannot be predicted from single-species performance curves. We tested the hypothesis that interspecific difference in the capacity for thermal acclimation modulates predator-prey interactions. Acclimation of locomotor performance in a predator (Australian bass, Macquaria novemaculeata) was qualitatively different to that of its prey (eastern mosquitofish, Gambusia holbrooki). Warm (25 degrees C) acclimated bass made more attacks than cold (15 degrees C) acclimated fish regardless of acute test temperatures (10-30 degrees C), and greater frequency of attacks was associated with increased prey capture success. However, the number of attacks declined at the highest test temperature (30 degrees C). Interestingly, escape speeds of mosquitofish during predation trials were greater than burst speeds measured in a swimming arena, whereas attack speeds of bass were lower than burst speeds. As a result, escape speeds of mosquitofish were greater at warm temperatures (25 degrees C and 30 degrees C) than attack speeds of bass. The decline in the number of attacks and the increase in escape speed of prey means that predation pressure decreases at high temperatures. We show that differential thermal responses affect species interactions even at temperatures that are within thermal tolerance ranges. This thermal sensitivity of predator-prey interactions can be a mechanism by which global warming affects ecological communities.
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