In utero predator-induced responses in the viviparid snail Bellamya chinensis

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  • R. S. Prezant
  • A. McDougall
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Predator-induced defenses are well-known adaptive responses found in many marine and freshwater organisms. These responses usually occur in juveniles or actively growing adults and reduce the ability of a predator to consume its prey. We report a predator-induced response occurring in utero in the viviparid snail Bellamya chinensis (Gray, 1863) that results in significant changes in offspring number, shell size variability of released juveniles, and juvenile shell organic content. Water-borne cues derived from a predatory crayfish (Orconectes limosus (Rafinesque, 1817)) induced a doubling of the number of offspring released; these newly born snails were generally smaller, though more variable in size, and possessed a greater shell organic content than controls. The generally smaller size of juveniles released in the presence of a predator reflects a faster rate of generation and passage through the uterus. These responses to the presence of a predator could be adaptive by decreasing predation pressure within a population or by reducing mortality following failed attacks. Résumé : Les défenses induites par les prédateurs sont des réactions adaptatives bien connues retrouvées chez de nombreux organismes marins et dulcicoles. Ces réactions existent généralement chez les jeunes et chez les adultes encore en croissance active et ont comme conséquence de réduire la capacité d’un prédateur à consommer sa proie. Nous présentons une réaction induite par les prédateurs qui se manifeste in utero chez le gastéropode vivipare Bellamyia chinensis (Gray, 1863) et qui produit des changements significatifs du nombre de rejetons, une variabilité de la taille de la coquille chez les jeunes qui sont relâchés et une variabilité du contenu organique de la coquille des jeunes. Des signaux transmis dans l’eau provenant d’une écrevisse prédatrice (Orconectes limosus (Rafinesque, 1817)) induisent une augmentation par un facteur de 2 du nombre de jeunes relâchés; les gastéropodes néonates sont aussi généralement plus petits, mais de taille plus variable, et leurs coquilles possèdent un contenu organique plus important que les témoins. La taille généralement plus petite des jeunes relâchés en présence des prédateurs reflète les taux accélérés de génération et de passage à travers l’utérus. Ces réactions à la présence d’un prédateur pourraient être adaptatives en décroissant la pression de prédation au sein de la population ou en réduisant la mortalité à cause des attaques ratées. [Traduit par la Rédaction]

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تاریخ انتشار 2006