Sexual selection and infection by ectoparasites in Wellington tree weta, Hemideina crassidens (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae)

Austral Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 648-654

  Kelly, Clint D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acari; Intensity of infection; Mite; Parasite; Parasitengona; Parasitism; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; PARASITE PREVALENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ACARI; ANOSTOSTOMATIDAE; HEMIDEINA; HEMIDEINA CRASSIDENS; ORTHOPTERA; PARASITENGONA;

EID: 28444470442     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01506.x     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Bush A. O., Lafferty K. D., Lotz J. M., Shostak A. W. (1997) Parasitology meets ecology on its own terms: Margolis et al. revisited. J. Parasitol. 83, 575-83.
2. Colegrave N. & Ruxton G. D. (2003) Confidence intervals are a more useful complement to nonsignificant tests than are power calculations. Behav. Ecol. 14, 446-7.
3. Corbet P. S. (1999) Dragonflies: Behavior and Ecology of Odonata. Harley Books, Colchester.
4. Doums C., Moret Y., Benelli E. & Schmid-Hempel P. (2002) Senescence of immune defence in Bombus workers. Ecol. Entomol. 27, 138-44.
5. Edwards D. D. & Smith H. G. (2003) Host sex preferences and transmission success by the water mite Unionicola foili (Acari: Unionicolidae) parasitic on the midge Chironomus tentans (Diptera: Chironomidae). J. Parasitol. 89, 681-5.
6. Field L. H. & Jarman T. H. (2001) Mating behaviour. In: The Biology of Wetas, King Crickets and Their Allies (ed. L. H. Field) pp. 317-32. CAB International, Wallingford.
7. Gibbs G. W. (1998) New Zealand Weta. Reed Books, Auckland.
8. Gibbs G. W. (2001) Habitats and biogeography of New Zealand's Deinacridine and tusked weta species. In: The Biology of Wetas, King Crickets and Their Allies (ed. L. H. Field) pp. 35-55. CAB International, Wallingford.
9. Hamilton W. D. & Zuk M. (1982) Heritable true fitness and bright birds: a role for parasites. Science 218, 384-7.
10. Hoenig J. M. & Heisey D. M. (2001) The abuse of power: The pervasive fallacy of power calculations for data analysis. Am. Stat. 55, 19-24.
11. Hudson G. V. (1892) Manual of New Zealand Entomology West. Newman amd Company, London.
12. Hudson G. V. (1920) On some examples of New Zealand insects illustrating the Darwinian principle of sexual selection. Trans. Proc. New Zeal. Inst. 52, 431-8.
13. Kelly C. D. (2005) Allometry and sexual selection of male weaponry in Wellington tree weta, Hemideina crassidens. Behav. Ecol. 16, 145-52.
14. König C. & Schmid-Hempel P. (1995) Foraging activity and immunocompetence in workers of the bumble bee, Bombus terrestris L. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 260, 225-7.
15. Kotiaho J. S. & Simmons L. W. (2001) Effects of Macrocheles mites on longevity of males of the dimorphic dung beetle Onthophagus binodis. J. Zool. Lond. 254, 441-5.
16. Kurtz J., Wiesner A., Gotz P. & Sauer K. P. (2000) Gender differences and individual variation in the immune system of the scorpionfly Panorpa vulgaris (Insecta: Mecoptera). Dev. Comp. Immunol. 24, 1-12.
17. Lehmann T. (1993) Ectoparasites: direct impact on host fitness. Parasitol. Today 9, 8-13.
18. Lenth R. V. (2001) Some practical guidelines for effective sample size determination. Am. Stat. 55, 187-93.
19. Leung B., Forbes M. R. & Baker R. L. (2001) Nutritional stress and behavioural immunity of damselflies. Anim. Behav. 61, 1093-9.
20. Maskell F. G. (1927) The anatomy of Hemideina thoracica. Trans. Proc. New Zeal. Inst. 57, 637-70.
21. Poulin R. (1991) Group-living and infestation by ectoparasites in passerines. Condor 93, 418-23.
22. Quinn G. P. & Keough M. J. (2002) Experimental Design and Data Analysis for Biologists. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
23. Robb T., Forbes M. R. & Jamieson I. G. (2003) Greater cuticular melanism is not associated with greater immunogenic response in adults of the polymorphic mountain stone weta, Hemideina maori. Ecol. Entomol. 28, 738-46.
24. Robb T., Forbes M. R. & Jamieson I. G. (2004) Engorgement success of parasitic mites on adult sexes of the colour polymorphic mountain stone weta. N. Z. J. Zool. 31, 249-54.
25. Rolff J. (2001) Effects of age and gender on immune function of dragonflies (Odonata, Lestidae) from a wild population. Can. J. Zool. 79, 2176-80.
26. Rolff J. (2002) Bateman's principle and immunity. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 269, 867-72.
27. Sheridan L. A. D., Poulin R., Ward D. F. & Zuk M. (2000) Sex differences in parasitic infections among arthropod hosts: is there a male bias? Oikos 88, 327-34.
28. Sokal R. R. & Rohlf F. J. (1995) Biometry: the Principles and Practice of Statistics in Biological Research, 3rd edn. Freeman, New York.
29. Spencer A. M. (1995) Sexual maturity in the male tree weta Hemideina Crassidens (Orthoptera: Stenopelamatidae) (MSc Thesis) Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington.
30. Thompson S. N. (1990) Physiological alterations during parasitism and their effects on host behaviour. In: Parasitism and Host Behaviour (eds C. J. Barnard & J. M. Behnke) pp. 64-94. Taylor & Francis Ltd., London.
31. Walter D. E. & Proctor H. C. (1999) Mites: Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour. CAB International, Wallingford.
32. Wharton D. A., Poulin R. & Tyrrell C. L. (2001) Parasites of Anostostomatid insects. In: The Biology of Wetas, King Crickets and Their Allies (ed. L. H. Field) pp. 259-67. CAB International, Wallingford.
33. Yourth C. P., Forbes M. R. & Smith B. P. (2002a) Immune expression in a damselfly is related to time of season, not to fluctuating asymmetry or host size. Ecol. Entomol. 27, 123-8.
34. Yourth C. P., Forbes M. R. & Baker R. L. (2002b) Sex differences in melanotic encapsulation responses (immunocompetence) in the damselfly Lestes forcipatus Rambur. Can. J. Zool. 80, 1578-83.
35. Zar J. H. (1999) Biostatistical Analysis, 4th edn. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.
36. Zhang Z.-Q. (1998) Biology and ecology of trombidiid mites (Acari:Trombidioidea). Exp. Appl. Acarol. 22, 139-55.
37. Zuk M. (1990) Reproductive strategies and disease susceptibility: an evolutionary viewpoint. Parasitol. Today 6, 231-3.
38. Zuk M. (1992) The role of parasites in sexual selection: current evidence and future directions. Adv. Stud. Behav. 21, 39-68.
39. Zuk M. & McKean K. A. (1996) Sex differences in parasite infections: patterns and processed. Int. J. Parasitol. 26, 1009-23.
40. Zuk M., Simmons L. W., Rotenberry J. T. & Stoehr A. M. (2004) Sex differences in immunity in two species of field crickets. Can. J. Zool. 82, 627-34.