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Predators Modify The Temperature Dependence Of Life-History Trade-Offs, Thomas M. Luhring, Janna M. Vavra, Clayton E. Cressler, John Delong
Predators Modify The Temperature Dependence Of Life-History Trade-Offs, Thomas M. Luhring, Janna M. Vavra, Clayton E. Cressler, John Delong
School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications
Although life histories are shaped by temperature and predation, their joint influence on the interdependence of life-history traits is poorly understood. Shifts in one life-history trait often necessitate shifts in another—structured in some cases by trade-offs— leading to differing life-history strategies among environments. The offspring size–number trade-off connects three traits whereby a constant reproductive allocation (R) constrains how the number (O) and size (S) of offspring change. Increasing temperature and size-independent predation decrease size at and time to reproduction which can lower R through reduced time for resource accrual or size-constrained fecundity. We investigated how O, S, and R in …
Temporal Variation In Predation Risk May Explain Daily Rhythms Of Foraging Behavior In An Orb-Weaving Spider, J. Colton Watts, Thomas C. Jones, Ashley Herrig, Madeleine Miller, Brigitte Tenhumberg
Temporal Variation In Predation Risk May Explain Daily Rhythms Of Foraging Behavior In An Orb-Weaving Spider, J. Colton Watts, Thomas C. Jones, Ashley Herrig, Madeleine Miller, Brigitte Tenhumberg
School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications
Daily rhythms occur in numerous physiological and behavioral processes across an immense diversity of taxa, but there remain few cases in which mechanistic links between rhythms of trait expression and organismal fitness have been established. We construct a dynamic optimization model to determine whether risk allocation provides an adaptive explanation for the daily foraging rhythm observed in many species using the orb-weaving spider Cyclosa turbinata as a case study. Our model predicts that female C. turbinata should generally start foraging at lower levels of energy reserves (i.e., should be less bold) during midday when predators are most abundant. We also …