Attack and defense in a gamasid-oribatid mite predator-prey experiment – sclerotization outperforms chemical repellency

Water mites form one of the most biodiverse groups within the aquatic arachnid class. These freshwater macroinvertebrates are predators and parasites of the equally diverse nematocerous Dipterans, such as mosquitoes, and water mites are believed to have diversified as a result of these predatory and parasitic relationships. Through these two major biotic interactions, water mites have been found to greatly impact a variety of mosquito species. Although these predatory and parasitic interactions are important in aquatic ecology, very little is known about the diversity of water mites that interact with mosquitoes. In this paper, we review and update the past literature on the predatory and parasitic mite–mosquito relationships, update past records, discuss the biogeographic range of these interactions, and add our own recent findings on this topic conducted in habitats around the Laurentian Great Lakes. The possible impact on human health, along with the importance of water mite predator–prey dynamics in aquatic food webs, motivates an increase in future research on this aquatic predator and parasite and may reveal novel ecological functions that these parasitic and predator–prey relationships mediate.

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Outbreaks and oscillations in a temperature-dependent model for a mite predator-prey interaction

Theoretical Population Biology ◽

10.1016/0040-5809(90)90009-k ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 38 (2) ◽

pp. 159-191 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John B. Collings ◽

David J. Wollkind ◽

Michael E. Moody

Keyword(s):

Temperature Dependent ◽

Predator Prey ◽

Prey Interaction ◽

Dependent Model ◽

Temperature Dependent Model ◽

Mite Predator

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Diffusive instabilities in a one-dimensional temperature-dependent model system for a mite predator-prey interaction on fruit trees: dispersal motility and aggregative preytaxis effects

Journal of Mathematical Biology ◽

10.1007/bf00167156 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 339-362 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

D. J. Wollkind ◽

J. B. Collings ◽

M. C. B. Barba

Keyword(s):

Fruit Trees ◽

Model System ◽

Temperature Dependent ◽

Predator Prey ◽

One Dimensional ◽

Prey Interaction ◽

Dependent Model ◽

Temperature Dependent Model ◽

Mite Predator

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Feedback processing in attack and defense conflicts: a neurophysiological study

10.1101/2021.06.25.449933 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Tiago O. Paiva ◽

Rui C. Coelho ◽

Rita Pasion ◽

Eva Dias-Oliveira ◽

Carsten De Dreu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Neurological Disease ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Eeg Signal ◽

Feedback Processing ◽

Predator Prey ◽

Female Community ◽

History Of ◽

Decision Making Processes ◽

Attack And Defense ◽

The Relationship

Despite being extensively modelled to explore decision making processes in economic tasks, there are no studies exploring the neurophysiological correlates of the Predator-Prey Game, a game theory paradigm designed to operationalize attack and defence conflicts. In the present study, we explored the relationship between the ERP components associated with feedback, namely feedback-related negativity (FRN) and feedback -elated P3b, and investment in an adapted version of the Predator-Prey Game (PPG), operationalizing attack and defence. Forty-seven (28 female) community-dwelling volunteers without history of neurological disease were recruited. Participants played the PPG game both as attackers and defenders while EEG signal was recorded with a 128 channels sensor net. Behavioural results showed that individuals tend to invest more and decide faster when playing in defence, rather than in attack. Electrophysiological data showed FRN to be sensitive to the valence of feedback, with increased amplitudes of FRN loss feedbacks. On the other hand, the P3b amplitudes were sensitive to the role, with increased amplitude for attack when compared with defence. The integration of the behavioural and ERP findings supports the theoretical model positing that attack elicits more deliberate and less automatic brain processes than defence.

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