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Tipo: | Artigo |
Título: | Ontogenic behavioral consistency, individual variation and fitness consequences among lady beetles |
Autor(es): | Gontijo, Lessando M. Rodrigues, Alice S. Botina, Lisbetd Nascimento, Carolina P. Torres, Jorge B. Guedes, Raul Narciso C. |
Abstract: | The potential relevance of complete metamorphosis for the individual variation in sets of behavioral traits and their fitness consequences in predatory species led to the present study. A set of nine behavioral traits were assessed for the larvae and adults of a pyrethroid-resistant and a susceptible population of the lady beetle Eriopis connexa. The aim was to assess: 1) the average individual behavioral (pheno)types and their within-population variation, 2) their ontogenic behavioral consistency from larva to adult, and 3) whether the observed correlated sets of behavioral traits can impact fitness. The average behavioral type differed between populations. The pyrethroid-resistant population consistently exhibited lower aggressiveness (as larvae) and exploration, but showed higher activity, as well as larva sociality, and sometimes boldness than the susceptible population. Behavioral trait variation was higher among pyrethroid-resistant individuals, particularly during the larval stage, but there was significant behavior correlation between larvae and adults, regardless of the insect population. Reduced aggressiveness, and to a lesser extent intermediate levels of boldness against heterospecific individuals were associated with higher population growth. Besides shedding light on the ontogenic consistency of behavioral traits and their fitness impact, our results also suggest that reduced aggressiveness is associated with predator population increase, but may compromise its effectiveness as a biocontrol agent. |
Palavras-chave: | Insecticide resistance Biocontrol agent Behavioral types Behavioral correlations Behavioral syndromes Personality |
Editor: | Behavioural Processes |
Tipo de Acesso: | Elsevier B.V. |
URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2016.08.003 http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/19392 |
Data do documento: | 11-Ago-2016 |
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