TY  - JOUR
AB  - Landscape context affects predator–prey interactions and predator diet composition, yet little is known about landscape effects on insect gut microbiomes, a determinant of physiology and condition. Here, we combine laboratory and field experiments to examine the effects of landscape context on the gut bacterial community and body condition of predatory insects. Under laboratory conditions, we found that prey diversity increased bacterial richness in insect guts. In the field, we studied the performance and gut microbiota of six predatory insect species along a landscape complexity gradient in two local habitat types (soybean fields vs. prairie). Insects from soy fields had richer gut bacteria and lower fat content than those from prairies, suggesting better feeding conditions in prairies. Species origin mediated landscape context effects, suggesting differences in foraging of exotic and native predators on a landscape scale. Overall, our study highlights complex interactions among gut microbiota, predator identity, and landscape context.
AU  - Tiede, Julia
AU  - Scherber, Christoph
AU  - Mutschler, James
AU  - McMahon, Katherine D.
AU  - Gratton, Claudio
DA  - 2017-09-12
DO  - 10.1002/ece3.3390
KW  - Insekten
KW  - Marienkäfer
KW  - Nützlinge
KW  - Landschaftskontext
KW  - Darmmikrobiom
KW  - Neozoen
KW  - body condition
KW  - exotic species
KW  - gut bacteria
KW  - insect–microbe interactions
KW  - insects
KW  - lady beetles
KW  - natural enemies
LA  - eng
N1  - Ecology and Evolution 7 (2017), 1–13
N1  - Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2017 der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster).
PY  - 2017-09-12
SN  - 2045-7758
TI  - Gut microbiomes of mobile predators vary with landscape context and species identity
TT  - Landschaftskontext und Artidentität beeinflussen das Darmmikrobiom von Prädatoren
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-50279612420
Y2  - 2024-12-26T07:54:39
ER  -