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Zhang K, Zhang ZQ. Social context during ontogeny affects cannibalism and kin recognition of the predatory mite Amblyseius herbicolus at different life stages. EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY 2022; 88:317-328. [PMID: 36434489 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-022-00764-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Cannibalism is commonly found among phytoseiids at almost all mobile life stages. The avoidance of kin cannibalism in the presence of non-kin has been observed in a limited number of phytoseiid species. However, studies examining kin recognition by individuals at different life stages are limited. Early experience with conspecifics can alter individuals' social behaviour at later stages. In this study, we examined the influence of ontogenetic isolation on cannibalism and kin recognition by the predatory mite Amblyseius herbicolus (Chant) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) at different life stages. In a choice test, A. herbicolus protonymphs, deutonymphs, pre-ovipositional adults, and ovipositional adults were used as predators, and larvae (siblings vs. non-siblings) were given as prey. Two rearing treatments were applied to the predators to generate different social experience during ontogeny: reared in isolation or in pairs with ad libitum mixed stages of Carpoglyphus lactis (Acari: Carpoglyphidae). Social experience with siblings during ontogeny significantly reduced the cannibalism rate. Despite the social experience during ontogeny, protonymphs, deutonymphs, and pre-ovipositional adults did not discriminate siblings from non-siblings during cannibalism. The discrimination behaviour between siblings and non-siblings of A. herbicolus occurred after adults became ovipositional. We hypothesize that A. herbicolus adults could learn the characteristics of their larvae through the contact with and assessment of their eggs during oviposition. The result of this study shows that kin discrimination could be phase-specific. Future studies can investigate if contact with non-kin (or non-sibling) eggs and subsequently hatching larvae can influence the discrimination ability of ovipositional adults.
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- Keshi Zhang
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, 1010, Auckland, New Zealand
- Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, 231 Morrin Road, 1072, Auckland, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, 1010, Auckland, New Zealand.
- Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, 231 Morrin Road, 1072, Auckland, New Zealand.
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Bailey NW, Moore AJ. Evolutionary Consequences of Social Isolation. Trends Ecol Evol 2018; 33:595-607. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Riley JL, Guidou C, Fryns C, Mourier J, Leu ST, Noble DWA, Byrne RW, Whiting MJ. Isolation rearing does not constrain social plasticity in a family-living lizard. Behav Ecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ary007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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- Julia L Riley
- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Labex CORAIL, PSL Université Paris, EPHE-UPVD-CNRS, USR 3278 CRIOBE, Perpignan, France
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Fife, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Liedtke J, Schneider JM. Social makes smart: rearing conditions affect learning and social behaviour in jumping spiders. Anim Cogn 2017; 20:1093-1106. [DOI: 10.1007/s10071-017-1125-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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