Functional Response and Predation Potential of Carabus elysii Adults against the Terrestrial Slug Agriolimax agrestis
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Slugs and Beetles
2.2. Functional Response
2.3. Searching Efficiency
2.4. Intraspecific Competition
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results and Analysis
3.1. Functional Response
3.2. Searching Efficiency
3.3. Intraspecific Competition
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A. Photos of Slug Damage and Beetle Predation
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Prey Ages | Predator Sexes | R2 | a’ | Th | Maximum Daily Prey Consumption |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Juvenile | Female | 0.9871 | 0.7027 ± 0.0313 ab | 0.0198 ± 0.0014 b | 35.4895 |
Male | 0.9762 | 0.6107 ± 0.0364 bc | 0.0227 ± 0.0030 ab | 26.9042 | |
Immature | Female | 0.9642 | 0.7952 ± 0.0800 a | 0.0317 ± 0.0090 ab | 25.0841 |
Male | 0.9691 | 0.6550 ± 0.0073 abc | 0.0323 ± 0.0065 ab | 20.2789 | |
Adult | Female | 0.9717 | 0.7206 ± 0.0612 ab | 0.0421 ± 0.0054 a | 17.1168 |
Male | 0.9148 | 0.5175 ± 0.0664 c | 0.0445 ± 0.0115 a | 11.6290 |
Prey Ages | Predator Ages | R2 | Q | m |
---|---|---|---|---|
Juvenile | Female | 0.9983 | 0.5008 ± 0.0036 a | 1.5112 ± 0.0111 ab |
Male | 0.9956 | 0.4886 ± 0.0086 a | 1.5561 ± 0.0307 ab | |
Immature | Female | 0.9958 | 0.4273 ± 0.0054 b | 1.4913 ± 0.0230 c |
Male | 0.9931 | 0.4392 ± 0.0066 b | 1.5084 ± 0.0238 bc | |
Adult | Female | 0.9918 | 0.4023 ± 0.0038 c | 1.5598 ± 0.0177 bc |
Male | 0.9915 | 0.3953 ± 0.0040 c | 1.6134 ± 0.0182 a |
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Jiang, L.; Zhao, R.; Tian, H.; Wu, X.; Guo, F.; Chen, W. Functional Response and Predation Potential of Carabus elysii Adults against the Terrestrial Slug Agriolimax agrestis. Insects 2021, 12, 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121135
Jiang L, Zhao R, Tian H, Wu X, Guo F, Chen W. Functional Response and Predation Potential of Carabus elysii Adults against the Terrestrial Slug Agriolimax agrestis. Insects. 2021; 12(12):1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121135
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiang, Lin, Runa Zhao, Hui Tian, Xuesan Wu, Feng Guo, and Wenlong Chen. 2021. "Functional Response and Predation Potential of Carabus elysii Adults against the Terrestrial Slug Agriolimax agrestis" Insects 12, no. 12: 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121135
APA StyleJiang, L., Zhao, R., Tian, H., Wu, X., Guo, F., & Chen, W. (2021). Functional Response and Predation Potential of Carabus elysii Adults against the Terrestrial Slug Agriolimax agrestis. Insects, 12(12), 1135. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects12121135