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Adaptive prey behavior and the dynamics of intraguild predation systems

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  • Urbani, Pasquinell
  • Ramos-Jiliberto, Rodrigo

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Intraguild predation constitutes a widespread interaction occurring across different taxa, trophic positions and ecosystems, and its endogenous dynamical properties have been shown to affect the abundance and persistence of the involved populations as well as those connected with them within food webs. Although optimal foraging decisions displayed by predators are known to exert a stabilizing influence on the dynamics of intraguild predation systems, few is known about the corresponding influence of adaptive prey decisions in spite of its commonness in nature. In this study, we analyze the effect that adaptive antipredator behavior exerts on the stability and persistence of the populations involved in intraguild predation systems. Our results indicate that adaptive prey behavior in the form of inducible defenses act as a stabilizing mechanism and show that, in the same direction that adaptive foraging, enhances the parameter space in which species can coexist through promoting persistence of the IG-prey. At high levels of enrichment, the intraguild predation system exhibits unstable dynamics and zones of multiples attractors. In addition, we show that the equilibrium density of the IG-predator could be increased at intermediate values of defense effectiveness. Finally we conclude that adaptive prey behavior is an important mechanism leading to species coexistence in intraguild predation systems and consequently enhancing stability of food webs.

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  • Urbani, Pasquinell & Ramos-Jiliberto, Rodrigo, 2010. "Adaptive prey behavior and the dynamics of intraguild predation systems," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 221(22), pages 2628-2633.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecomod:v:221:y:2010:i:22:p:2628-2633
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2010.08.009
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    1. Uchida, Satoshi & Drossel, Barbara & Brose, Ulrich, 2007. "The structure of food webs with adaptive behaviour," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 206(3), pages 263-276.
    2. Ramos-Jiliberto, Rodrigo & Duarte, Hector & Frodden, Ernesto, 2008. "Dynamic effects of inducible defenses in a one-prey two-predators system," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 214(2), pages 242-250.
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