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Legacy effects in temporally separated tadpole species are not mediated by invasive Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)

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ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
卷 13, 期 4, 页码 -

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.10034

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amphibians; Anaxyrus americanus; competition; nonnative species; predator-mediated interactions; priority effects; Rana catesbeiana

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Species that arrive earlier may consume a limited resource, leaving fewer resources for later-arriving species, resulting in competitive effects even if they are temporally separated. A predator's presence may influence legacy effects by affecting the behavior or survivorship of the early species. This study examined whether the presence of nonnative Western Mosquitofish mediated legacy effects in the interaction between temporally separated American Toads and Bullfrogs.
Temporally separated species are often thought to have limited competition over a shared resource. However, early arriving species may consume a limited resource such that later-arriving species have access to fewer resources and thus experience competitive effects, even if they are temporally separated (i.e., they experience legacy effects from the early species). The presence of a predator might affect potential legacy effects by influencing the behavior or survivorship of the early species. Using a mesocosm experiment, I examined whether the presence of nonnative Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) mediated legacy effects in the interaction of two temporally separated species of tadpoles, early arriving American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus) and late-arriving Bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana). Anaxyrus americanus tadpoles reduced R. catesbeiana tadpole growth despite all A. americanus tadpoles metamorphosing 8 days before the introduction of R. catesbeiana tadpoles into the mesocosms (i.e., legacy effects). Gambusia affinis had limited effects on A. americanus (1 day delay in metamorphosis but no effect on survivorship or size at metamorphosis) and positive effects on R. catesbeiana (increased growth). There were no significant interactions between the A. americanus tadpole density and G. affinis treatments. In conclusion, I found evidence of significant legacy effects of A. americanus tadpoles on R. catesbeiana tadpoles, but no evidence that G. affinis mediated the legacy effects.

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