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ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR
卷 84, 期 1, 页码 85-92出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.04.010
关键词
condition; condition-dependent signalling; courtship; dynamic and static traits; multimodal display; multiple messages; Schizocosa ocreata; seismic signalling; vibratory communication; wolf spider
资金
- National Science Foundation [IBN-9906446, IBN-0239164/0238854]
- American Arachnological Society
- University of Cincinnati, Department of Biological Sciences
- Division Of Integrative Organismal Systems
- Direct For Biological Sciences [1026995] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Male wolf spiders, Schizocosa ocreata (Hentz) (Araneae: Lycosidae), produce a complex courtship behaviour called jerky tapping. This multimodal display contains both visual and seismic components, and may convey information on condition. Previous work has shown that females prefer males that are in better condition, but questions remain about how condition affects male signalling. We tested whether male seismic signals are condition dependent by first categorizing components of the signal as either dynamic or static, based on how the components are produced. Dynamic signals (i.e. signalling rate) may vary with current condition while static signals (i.e. carrier frequency) do not. Second, we manipulated male body condition (1) by comparing spiders reared in natural (field-caught, FC) and artificial (laboratory-reared, LR) environments, and (2) by conducting a food limitation experiment in which FC spiders were fed or starved for 3 weeks. Laboratory-reared spiders were in better condition and performed courtship more vigorously than did FC spiders. LR spiders also produced seismic signals that were lower in amplitude, higher in frequency and shorter in duration than those produced by FC spiders (indicative of a more attractive signal). Starved and fed spiders did not differ statistically in static traits (i.e. frequency) but differed statistically in some dynamic signalling traits (i.e. courtship vigour). Some changes in dynamic attributes of well-fed spiders resembled those of LR spiders, supporting the hypothesis that seismic signals are condition dependent, as natural wolf spider populations probably exist under food-limited conditions, which may explain a large portion of the variability in signalling attributes. (C) 2012 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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