Different behavioral profles between invasive and native nudibranchs:means for invasion success?  

作　　者：Armando Macali Sara Ferretti Serena Scozzafava Elia Gatto Claudio Carere 

机构地区：[1]Ichthyogenic Experimental Marine Centre(CISMAR),Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences,Tuscia University,01016 Borgo Le Saline,Tarquinia,Italy [2]Department of Chemical,Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Sciences,Ferrara University,via Luigi Borsari 46,44121 Ferrara,Italy [3]Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology,Ferrara University,via Luigi Borsari 46,44121 Ferrara,Italy

出　　处：《Current Zoology》2024年第3期406-417,共12页动物学报（英文版）

摘　　要：Behavior is predicted to be a primary determinant of the success of the invasion process during the early phases of colonization.Comparing invaders with sympatric native species may provide a good approach to unravel behavioral traits involved in an invasion process.In this study,we carried out an experimental simulation of the introduction and the acclimatization phase into a new environment and assessed the expression of activity,alertness,and habituation in an invasive Mediterranean population of the South African nudibranch Godiva quadricolor comparing its profles with those of the sympatric Mediterranean native nudibranchs Cratena peregrina and Caloria quatrefagesi.Individuals of these 3 species were subjected to 3 behavioral tests:spontaneous activity,carried out in the introduction phase(immediately after sampling)and after a week of acclimatization;alert test,in which a potential threat was simulated by means of a tactile stimulus,and habituation test,in which the same alert test stimulus was repeated 5 times at 30-min intervals.The invasive G.quadricolor showed higher levels of exploration activity,thigmotaxis,alertness,and sensitization than the native species.These behavioral traits may represent pivotal drivers of the ongoing invasion process.

关 键 词：biological invasion invasive phenotype invertebrate cognition molluscs PERSONALITY 

分 类 号：Q95[生物学—动物学]