Biological Invasions and Animal Behaviour

368 Pages·2016·6.929 MB·English

by  Judith S. Weis (editor), Daniel Sol (editor)

BiologicalInvasionsandAnimalBehaviour
Howdoesbehaviouraffectbiologicalinvasions?Canitexplainwhysomeanimalsare
suchsuccessfulinvaders?
With contributions from experts in the field and covering a broad range of animals,
thisbookexaminestheroleofbehaviourinbiologicalinvasionsfromthepointofview
of both invaders and native species. The chapters cover theoretical aspects, relevant
behavioursandwell-documentedcasestudies,showingthatbehaviouriscriticaltothe
success, and ecological and socio-economic impact, of invasive species. Its insights
suggestmethodstopreventandmitigatethoseimpacts,andofferuniqueopportunities
tounderstandtheadaptiveroleofbehaviour.
Offeringacomprehensiveoverviewofcurrentunderstandingofthesubject,thebook
is intended for biological invasion researchers and behavioural ecologists, as well as
ecologists and evolutionary biologists interested in how organisms deal with anthro-
pogenicenvironmentalchangessuchasclimatechangeandhabitatloss.
JudithS.Weis is Professor Emerita in Biological Sciences at Rutgers University, New
Jersey,USA,andservesonadvisorycommitteesforfederalagenciesandtheUN.Her
researchfocusesonsaltmarshes,fish,crabsandstressesinestuaries,includingpollution
andinvasivespecies.
Daniel Sol is a National Spanish Research Council (CSIC) Scientist at the Centre
for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF) in Catalonia, Spain. His
researchfocusesonthecausesandconsequencesofanimalresponsestoenvironmental
changes.

Biological Invasions and
Animal Behaviour
Editedby
JUDITH S. WEIS
RutgersUniversity,NewJersey,USA
and
DANIEL SOL
NationalSpanishResearchCouncil(CSIC),Spain
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Contents
Preface pagevii
JudithS.WeisandDanielSol
Contributors ix
1 Introduction 1
AndrewV.SuarezandPhillipCassey
PartI BehaviourandtheInvasionProcess
2 TheRoleofBehaviouralVariationacrossDifferentStagesof
theIntroductionProcess 7
DavidG.ChappleandBobB.M.Wong
3 InvadingNewEnvironments:AMechanisticFrameworkLinkingMotor
DiversityandCognitiontoEstablishmentSuccess 26
AndreaS.Griffin,D.Guez,I.Federspiel,MarieDiquelouandF.Lermite
4 InvaderEndocrinology:TheRegulationofBehaviourinPeskyPhenotypes 47
LynnB.Martin,AmberJ.Brace,HollyJ.KilvitisandStephanieS.Gervasi
5 LifeHistory,BehaviourandInvasionSuccess 63
DanielSolandJoanMaspons
6 BehaviouronInvasionFronts,andtheBehaviourofInvasionFronts 82
BenL.Phillips
7 TheRoleofDispersalBehaviourandPersonalityinPost-establishmentSpread 96
JenniferS.Rehage,JulienCoteandAndrewSih
PartII BehaviouralInteractionsBetweenInvadersandNativeSpecies
8 InvasivePlantsasNovelFoodResources,thePollinators’Perspective 119
IgnasiBartomeus,JochenFründandNealM.Williams
vi Contents
9 IntheLightofIntroduction:ImportanceofIntroducedPopulationsfor
theStudyofBroodParasite–HostCoevolution 133
TomášGrimandBårdG.Stokke
10 FlightBehaviourofanIntroducedParasiteAffectsitsGalápagosIslandHosts:
PhilornisdownsiandDarwin’sFinches 158
SoniaKleindorfer,KatharinaJ.Peters,LeonHohlandFrankJ.Sulloway
11 EatorbeEaten:InvasionandPredationinAquaticEcosystems 180
JudithS.Weis
12 EvolutionaryNoveltyandtheBehaviourofIntroducedPredators 199
EdwinD.GrosholzandElizabethH.Wells
PartIII CaseStudies
13 BehavioursMediatingAntInvasions 221
JulesSilvermanandGrzegorzBuczkowski
14 InvasionsbyMosquitoes:TheRolesofBehaviourAcrosstheLifeCycle 245
StevenA.JulianoandL.PhilipLounibos
15 HowBehaviourContributestotheSuccessofanInvasivePoeciliidFish:The
TrinidadianGuppy(Poeciliareticulata)asaModelSpecies 266
AmyE.DeaconandAnneE.Magurran
16 HowBehaviourHasHelpedInvasiveCrayfishtoConquer
FreshwaterEcosystems 291
ElenaTricaricoandLauraAquiloni
17 BehavioursofPacificLionfishFacilitateInvasionoftheAtlantic 309
MarkA.Albins
18 WildlifeTrade,BehaviourandAvianInvasions 324
MartinaCarreteandJoséL.Tella
Index 345
Preface
EversinceErnstMayr,behaviourhasincreasinglybeenperceivedascrucialtounder-
standinghowanimalsinvadenewregionsandinteractwithnativespecies.Surprisingly,
however, up to now there has been no book entirely devoted to discussing this sub-
ject. The present book is an attempt to fill the gap. By integrating a variety of top-
ics, approaches and study systems, the book presents a broad, up-to-date overview of
themechanismsbywhichbehaviouraffectsbiologicalinvasions.Althoughinspiritthe
book is based on basic research, many findings reported throughout the chapters also
haveobviousconservationapplicationstopreventandmitigatetheimpactofinvaders.
Thegenesisofthisbookisstrange,inthatthetwopeoplemostresponsiblefortheidea
ofdevelopingsuchabookarenolongerinvolvedwithit.Backinearly2013,Suzanne
Albrecht, who at that time was a Senior Manager at John Wiley publishers, and Mark
HauberofHunterCollegeoftheCityUniversityofNewYorkorganizedanon-linecon-
ferenceonthetopicofintroducedspeciesandbehaviour.SuzanneandMarkhadworked
togetheronthejournalEthology,hadpreviouslydoneanon-lineconferencetogetheron
kinrecognition,andfeltthattodosomethingmoreappliedwasanaturalfollow-up.A
numberofcontributorstothisvolumeparticipatedintheon-lineconference,alongwith
one of the co-editors (JSW). During the conference, pre-recorded talks were available
tobeviewedonspecificdays,andquestionsandanswerswereavailabletoallthrough
on-line access. Following the successful on-line conference, a number of participants
expressedinterestindevelopingabookaboutinvasivespeciesfromabehaviouralecol-
ogist’s perspective. At that time, Mark was willing to be a co-editor. JSW agreed to
be a co-editor too, but we felt we wanted another co-editor. Suzanne proposed DS as
thirdeditor,andthethreeofusbegancontactingadditionalpotentialchapterauthors.In
thefallof2013,beforewehadsubmittedaformalbookproposaltoWiley,twomajor
changestookplace:SuzannedepartedWileyandMarkdecidedforprofessionalreasons
nottocontinueasaco-editor,sincehehadbecomeeditor-in-chiefofTheAuk:Ornitho-
logicalAdvancesandActingAssociateProvostforResearchatHunterCollege,andno
longercoulddedicateenoughtimetotheproject.Thisleftthetwoofusfeelingrather
stranded.However,SuzannehadwrittentoherfriendMartinGriffiths,aCommission-
ing Editor for Life Sciences at Cambridge University Press, about the project and he
contacted us about the possibility of publishing the book with Cambridge, which we
decided to do. Then in the fall of 2014, we were told by Cambridge University Press
that Martin Griffiths had left. Despite all the changes and bumps in the road, we are
verypleasedwithhowthebookhasturnedout.Weareveryappreciativeoftheworkof
viii Preface
SuzanneAlbrechtandMarkHauberfortheinitialideafortheon-linesymposiumand
book, grateful to Martin Griffiths for getting us through the approval process at Cam-
bridge University Press and grateful to Tim Hyland for editorial assistance in the last
stagesofthepublicationprocess.
Finally,weareindebttoalltheauthorswhocontributedtothebook.Wefeelluckyto
havebeenabletojoinsuchabunchofexcellentscientists.Ourbiggestthanksgotoall
of them. The book also benefited tremendously frommany colleagues who accurately
reviewedthechaptersandwethankallthemfortheireffort.
JudithWeisandDanielSol