Evidence of weaker phenotypic plasticity by prey to novel cues from non-native predators
(2016) In Ecology and Evolution 6(15). p.5358-5365- Abstract
A central question in evolutionary biology is how coevolutionary history between predator and prey influences their interactions. Contemporary global change and range expansion of exotic organisms impose a great challenge for prey species, which are increasingly exposed to invading non-native predators, with which they share no evolutionary history. Here, we complete a comprehensive survey of empirical studies of coevolved and naive predator−prey interactions to assess whether a shared evolutionary history with predators influences the magnitude of predator-induced defenses mounted by prey. Using marine bivalves and gastropods as model prey, we found that coevolved prey and predator-naive prey showed large discrepancies in magnitude of... (More)
A central question in evolutionary biology is how coevolutionary history between predator and prey influences their interactions. Contemporary global change and range expansion of exotic organisms impose a great challenge for prey species, which are increasingly exposed to invading non-native predators, with which they share no evolutionary history. Here, we complete a comprehensive survey of empirical studies of coevolved and naive predator−prey interactions to assess whether a shared evolutionary history with predators influences the magnitude of predator-induced defenses mounted by prey. Using marine bivalves and gastropods as model prey, we found that coevolved prey and predator-naive prey showed large discrepancies in magnitude of predator-induced phenotypic plasticity. Although naive prey, predominantly among bivalve species, did exhibit some level of plasticity – prey exposed to native predators showed significantly larger amounts of phenotypic plasticity. We discuss these results and the implications they may have for native communities and ecosystems.
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- Hollander, Johan LU and Bourdeau, Paul E.
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- publishing date
- 2016-08-01
- type
- Contribution to journal
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- published
- subject
- keywords
- Coevolution, inducible defensive traits, meta-analysis, naive interactions
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- Ecology and Evolution
- volume
- 6
- issue
- 15
- pages
- 8 pages
- publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
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- scopus:84979872958
- pmid:27551388
- wos:000381216300020
- ISSN
- 2045-7758
- DOI
- 10.1002/ece3.2271
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- English
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- yes
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- 31c38826-dbba-49a8-aa27-c2a76b35108c
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title = {{Evidence of weaker phenotypic plasticity by prey to novel cues from non-native predators}},
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