期刊
AQUATIC ECOLOGY
卷 42, 期 3, 页码 503-509出版社
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DOI: 10.1007/s10452-007-9110-6
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day-night; dragonfly; Physalaemus pustulosus larvae; predation; predator preference; survivorship
Several studies have shown that prey and predator body size may affect the outcome of predator-prey interactions. However, few studies have taken in account the changes on predator-prey interactions over 24 h. In a tropical freshwater system I evaluated how predator and prey size, and their diel rhythm in activity influenced the interaction between Physalaemus pustulosus tadpoles and dragonfly larvae. Tadpoles of different size classes were exposed to two size classes of the dragonfly larvae Rhionaeschna spec. Feeding trials were conducted during day and night. Tadpole activity showed a diel rhythm and affected size-selective predation of the smallest dragonfly larvae, but not of the larger ones. Predator and prey size had a significant effect on the prey survivorship and prey size had a significant effect on the preference of the predator. The interaction between both factors was significant, indicating that they did not operate independently. I conclude that the predator-prey interactions between odonate larvae and anuran tadpoles were mainly affected by the size of the prey and the predator, and less by the diel activity pattern of the prey.
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