THE ECONOMIC LOGIC OF BARNACLE BALANUS-GLANDULA (DARWIN) HIDING BEHAVIOR

被引:44
作者
DILL, LM
GILLETT, JF
机构
[1] Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
ANTIPREDATOR BEHAVIOR; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-0981(05)80010-3
中图分类号
Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
学科分类号
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要
A series of experiments was conducted on the intertidal barnacle Balanus glandula (Darwin) from the coast of British Columbia, Canada The hiding times of individual barnacles in response to a simulated shadow (a sudden decrease in illumination) were recorded to test the hypothesis that these times reflect a trade-off between energy need and predation risk. Barnacles hid longer after having spent more time feeding before the shadow occurred. Smaller barnacles tended to have longer hiding times than did larger ones. Although no significant differences were observed between the hiding times of barnacles from different heights on the beach, hiding times decreased as the time of the next scheduled low tide approached. Hiding times also decreased as hunger level (starvation time) increased. The rate of cirral beat varied only with size (smaller barnacles had faster beat rates); height on the shore, tide level, and starvation time had no effect on beat frequency. Overall, these results support the idea that hiding behavior in barnacles is determined in an economic fashion, taking into account the costs as well as the benefits of the behavior.
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页码:115 / 127
页数:13
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