Predator responses to artificial aposematic and cryptic colouration in terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea)
Aposematism is a distinctive or warning signal that provides the animal with protection against a potential predator. Aposematic colouration is easier for a predator to remember and to avoid a dangerous and/or unpalatable prey in the future. We investigated whether distinctive colouration has an apo...
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| author | Lenka Skočková Barbora Ďurajková Ivan Hadrián Tuf |
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| description | Aposematism is a distinctive or warning signal that provides the animal with protection against a potential predator. Aposematic colouration is easier for a predator to remember and to avoid a dangerous and/or unpalatable prey in the future. We investigated whether distinctive colouration has an aposematic function in terrestrial isopods. The common rough woodlice (Porcellio scaber) were used as a model species of terrestrial isopods and the Italian wall lizard (Podarcis siculus) as a predatory species. To imitate the distinctive colouration on isopods we marked their dorsal plates with yellow dots. The control group of the woodlice were marked with grey spots. Differences in behaviour (observation, manipulation and consummation) and the lizards’ behaviour changes towards aposematically and cryptically coloured prey were analysed. Differences were found in prey observation both between sexes and between prey colours. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d5de473825b64590a8ec9767f5be1e4e2025-02-07T08:31:41ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702025-02-01122514115310.3897/zookeys.1225.121574121574Predator responses to artificial aposematic and cryptic colouration in terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea)Lenka Skočková0Barbora Ďurajková1Ivan Hadrián Tuf2Palacký UniversityPalacký UniversityPalacký UniversityAposematism is a distinctive or warning signal that provides the animal with protection against a potential predator. Aposematic colouration is easier for a predator to remember and to avoid a dangerous and/or unpalatable prey in the future. We investigated whether distinctive colouration has an aposematic function in terrestrial isopods. The common rough woodlice (Porcellio scaber) were used as a model species of terrestrial isopods and the Italian wall lizard (Podarcis siculus) as a predatory species. To imitate the distinctive colouration on isopods we marked their dorsal plates with yellow dots. The control group of the woodlice were marked with grey spots. Differences in behaviour (observation, manipulation and consummation) and the lizards’ behaviour changes towards aposematically and cryptically coloured prey were analysed. Differences were found in prey observation both between sexes and between prey colours.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/121574/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Lenka Skočková Barbora Ďurajková Ivan Hadrián Tuf Predator responses to artificial aposematic and cryptic colouration in terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) ZooKeys |
| title | Predator responses to artificial aposematic and cryptic colouration in terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) |
| title_full | Predator responses to artificial aposematic and cryptic colouration in terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) |
| title_fullStr | Predator responses to artificial aposematic and cryptic colouration in terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predator responses to artificial aposematic and cryptic colouration in terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) |
| title_short | Predator responses to artificial aposematic and cryptic colouration in terrestrial isopods (Isopoda, Oniscidea) |
| title_sort | predator responses to artificial aposematic and cryptic colouration in terrestrial isopods isopoda oniscidea |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/121574/download/pdf/ |
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