Using the stable isotope marker 44Ca to study dispersal and host-foraging activity in parasitoids

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1031-1039

  Wanner, Heike ^a   Gu, Hainan ^a,c   Hattendorf, Bodo ^b   Günther, Detlef ^b   Dorn, Silvia ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b LABORATORY OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Switzerland)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agro ecosystem; Dispersal; Host foraging activity; Internal marking; Parasitoid; Stable calcium isotope

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; DISPERSAL; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PARASITOID; PLANT; STABLE ISOTOPE; WASP;

BRASSICA OLERACEA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; COTESIA GLOMERATA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 33747625403     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01212.x     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Akey, D.H. (1991) A review of marking techniques in arthropods and an introduction to elemental marking. Southwestern Entomologist, 14 (Supplement), 1-8.
2. Barta, D.J. & Tibbitts, T.W. (2000) Calcium localization and tipburn development in lettuce leaves during early enlargement. Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 125, 294-298.
3. Bauer, E., Trenczek, T. & Dorn, S. (1998) Instar-dependent hemocyte changes in Pieris brassicae after parasitization by Cotesia glomerata. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 88, 49-58.
4. Briers, R.A., Gee, J.H.R., Cariss, H.M. & Geoghegan, R. (2004) Inter-population dispersal by adult stoneflies detected by stable isotope enrichment. Freshwater Biology, 49, 425-431.
5. Brodeur, J., Geervliet, J.B.F. & Vet, L.E.M. (1998) Effects of Pieris host species on life history parameters in a solitary specialist and gregarious generalist parasitoid (Cotesia species). Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 86, 145-152.
6. 44Ca stable isotope study. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 87, 5715-5719.
7. Clark, E.W. (1958) A review of literature on calcium and magnesium in insects. Annals of the Entomology Society of America, 51, 142-154.
8. Clément, J.-C., Holmes, R.M., Peterson, B.J. & Pinay, G. (2003) Isotopic investigation of denitrification in a riparian ecosystem in western France. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40, 1035-1048.
9. Corbett, A. (1996) Labeling an egg parasitoid, Anagrus epos (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae), with rubidium within an overwintering refuge. Population Ecology, 25, 29-38.
10. Dutton, A., Mattiacci, L., Amadò, R. & Dorn, S. (2002) A novel function of the triterpene squalene in a tritrophic system. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 28, 103-116.
11. Fernandes, O.A., Wright, R.J., Baumgarten, K.H. & Mayo, Z.B. (1997) Use of rubidium to label Lysiphlebus testaceipes (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a parasitoid of greenbugs (Homoptera: Aphididae), for dispersal studies. Biological Control, 26, 1167-1172.
12. Godfray, H.C.J. (1994) Parasitoids, Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.
13. Gu, H. & Dorn, S. (2001) How do wind velocity and light intensity influence host-location success in Cotesia glomerata (Hym., Braconidae). Journal of Applied Entomology, 125, 115-120.
14. Gu, H. & Dorn, S. (2003) Mating system and sex allocation in the gregarious parasitoid Cotesia glomerata. Animal Behaviour, 66, 259-264.
15. Gu, H., Wäckers, F., Steindel, P., Günther, D. & Dorn, S. (2001) Different approaches to labeling parasitoids using strontium. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 99, 173-181.
16. Gu, H., Wang, Q. & Dorn, S. (2003) Superparasitism in Cotesia glomerata: response of hosts and consequences for parasitoids. Ecological Entomology, 28, 422-431.
17. Hagler, J.R. (1997) Field retention of a novel mark-release-recapture method. Environmental Entomology, 26, 1079-1086.
18. Hagler, J.R. & Jackson, C.G. (1998) An immunomarking technique for labeling minute parasitoids. Environmental Entomology, 27, 1010-1016.
19. Hagler, J.R. & Jackson, C.G. (2001) Methods for marking insects: current technics and future prospects. Annual Review of Entomology, 46, 511-543.
20. Hagler, J.R. & Miller, E. (2002) An alternative to conventional insect marking procedures: detection of a protein mark on pink bollworm by ELISA. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 103, 1-9.
21. Hawkins, B.A. (1994) Pattern and Process in Host-Parasitoid Interactions. Cambridge University Press, New York, NY.
22. Hayes, J.L. (1991) Elemental marking of arthropod pests in agricultural systems: single and multigenerational marking. Southwestern Entomologist, 14 (Supplement), 37-47.
23. Hopper, K.R. & Woolson, E.A. (1991) Labeling a parasitic wasp, Microplitis croceips (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), with trace elements for mark-recapture studies. Annals of the Entomology Society of America, 84, 255-262.
24. Jackson, C.G. (1991) Elemental marking for entomophagous insects. Southwestern Entomologist, 14 (Supplement), 65-70.
25. Keil, S., Gu, H. & Dorn, S. (2001) Response of Cydia pomonella to selection on mobility: laboratory evaluation and field verification. Ecological Entomology, 26, 1-7.
26. Kuhn, A.J., Bauch, J. & Schröder, W.H. (1995) Monitoring uptake and contents of Mg, Ca and K in Norway spruce as influenced by pH and Al, using microprobe analysis and stable isotope labeling. Plant and Soil, 168, 135-150.
27. Kuhn, A.J., Schröder, W.H. & Bauch, J. (2000) The kinetics of calcium and magnesium entry into mycorrhizal spruce roots. Planta, 210, 488-496.
28. Laing, J.E. & Levin, D.B. (1982) A review of the biology and a bibliography of Apanteles glomeratus (L.) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Biocontrol News and Information, 3, 7-23.
29. Lewis, W.J., Stapel, O., Cortesero, A.M. & Takasu, K. (1998) Understanding how parasitoids balance food and host needs: importance to biological control. Biological Control, 11, 175-183.
30. 44Ca in studies of calcium incorporation into dentin. Journal of Microscopy, 173, 149-154.
31. Mattiacci, L., Rocca, B.A., Scascighini, N., D'Alessandro, M., Hern, A. & Dorn, S. (2001a) Systemically induced plant volatiles emitted at the time of 'danger'. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 27, 2233-2252.
32. Mattiacci, L., Rudelli, S., Ambühl Rocca, B., Genini, S. & Dorn, S. (2001b) Systemically-induced response of cabbage plants against a specialist herbivore, Pieris brassicae. Chemoecology, 11, 167-173.
33. Muratori, F., Perremans, D. & Hance, T. (2005) Rubidium marking of Aphidius rhopalosiphi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Sitobion avenae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) reared on a diet supplemented with RbCl. European Journal of Entomology, 102, 489-494.
34. 15N-marked aphids for predation studies under field conditions. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 94, 319-323.
35. Power, M., Klein, G.M., Guiguer, K.R.R.A. & Kwan, M.K.H. (2002) Mercury accumulation in the fish community of a sub-Arctic lake in relation to trophic position and carbon sources. Journal of Applied Ecology, 39, 819-830.
36. Purse, B.V., Hopkins, G.W., Day, K.J. & Thompson, D.J. (2003) Dispersal characteristics and management of a rare damselfly. Journal of Applied Ecology, 40, 716-728.
37. 15N labelled plant material. Plant and Soil, 229, 197-202.
38. Soler, R., Bezemer, T.M., van der Putten, W., Vet, L.E.M. & Harvey, J.A. (2005) Root herbivore effects on above-ground herbivore, parasitoid and hyperparasitoid performance via changes in plant quality. Journal of Animal Ecology, 74, 1121-1130.
39. Southwood, T.R.E. & Henderson, P.A. (2000) Ecological Methods, 3rd edn. Blackwell Science, Oxford, UK.
40. Stapp, P. (2002) Stable isotopes reveal evidence of predation by ship rats on seabirds on the Shiant Islands, Scotland. Journal of Applied Ecology, 39, 831-840.
41. 15N- enrichment of plant tissue to mark phytophagous insects, associated parasitoids, and flower-visiting entomophaga. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 98, 173-180.
42. Steiner, L.F. (1965) A rapid method for identifying dye-marked fruit flies. Journal of Economic Entomology, 58, 374-375.
43. Toepfer, S., Gu, H. & Dorn, S. (1999) Spring colonisation of orchards by Anthonomus pomorum from adjacent forest borders. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 93, 131-139.
44. Toepfer, S., Gu, H. & Dorn, S. (2000) Selection of hibernation sites by Anthonomus pomorum: preferences and ecological consequences. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 95, 241-249.
45. Umbanhowar, J., Maron, J. & Harrison, S. (2003) Density-dependent foraging behaviors in a parasitoid lead to density-dependent parasitism of its host. Oecologia, 137, 123-130.
46. Vet, L.E.M. & Dicke, M. (1992) Ecology of infochemical use by natural enemies in a tritrophic context. Annual Review of Entomology, 37, 141-172.
47. Wanner, H., Gu, H. & Dorn, S. (2006) Nutritional value of floral nectar sources for flight in the parasitoid wasp, Cotesia glomerata. Physiological Entomology, 31, 127-133.
48. 44Ca in agroecosystems. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, in press.