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The Evolution of a Kleptoparasitic System under Adaptive Dynamics
Journal of Mathematical Biology, 2006Kleptoparasitism, the stealing of food items, is a common biological phenomenon which has been modelled mathematically in a series of recent papers. A common assumption, following early work, was that mixed strategy solutions were not possible. In this paper we consider the evolution of mixed strategies under adaptive dynamics and show that such mixed ...
Broom, M., Rychtář, J.
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American Naturalist
Nest material kleptoparasitism, the theft of nesting materials by birds from other nests, is likely more widespread in passerines than currently documented. Yet no studies examine the hypotheses underlying when nest material theft will likely occur. Here
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Nest material kleptoparasitism, the theft of nesting materials by birds from other nests, is likely more widespread in passerines than currently documented. Yet no studies examine the hypotheses underlying when nest material theft will likely occur. Here
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Behavioural Processes, 2021
Kleptoparasitism is assumed to be the main foraging strategy in some animal groups, such as the spiders of the subfamily Argyrodinae (Theridiidae). However, some species may also feed on silk threads, egg sacs, or even their hosts.
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Kleptoparasitism is assumed to be the main foraging strategy in some animal groups, such as the spiders of the subfamily Argyrodinae (Theridiidae). However, some species may also feed on silk threads, egg sacs, or even their hosts.
Felipe André Meira +2 more
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Seed dispersal by kleptoparasitic flies
Current BiologySeed dispersal is critical for plant reproduction, and plays a key role in shaping ecosystems1. Most seed plants are animal dispersed1, largely by vertebrates - invertebrate-mediated dispersal is rarer and underexplored, apart from seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory), which disperse seeds of over 11,000 species2.
Yu-Long Yu, Guillaume Chomicki, Gao Chen
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AN ARTHROPOD PREDATOR-PREY-KLEPTOPARASITE ASSOCIATION
Northeastern Naturalist, 2002Two kleptoparasitic scorpionflies, Panorpa rufescens Rambur (Mecoptera: Panorpidae), were observed stealing food from Araneus bicentenarius (McCook) (Araneae: Araneidae) at Waterboro Barrens Preserve, York County, Maine. The spider's ensnared prey was a larva of Lapara sp.
Daniel T. Jennings, Nancy J. Sferra
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The Ideal Free Distribution with Kleptoparasitism
Journal of Theoretical Biology, 1997Abstract We present a simple mechanistic model describing kleptoparasitic (food stealing) behaviour among a group of foragers. This behavioural model is used to produce an analytic expression for the food uptake rate (functional response) of individual foragers in the presence of kleptoparasitism.
Graeme D. Ruxton, Anthony L. Moody
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Apparent kleptoparasitism in fish—parasitic gnathiid isopods
Parasitology Research, 2018Gnathiid isopods are common external parasites/micropredators that feed on the blood of marine fishes. During the course of processing samples of gnathiid isopods collected from light traps in the central Philippines, we observed a gnathiid attached to and apparently feeding from the abdomen of another gnathiid.
Mary O. Shodipo +3 more
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The Wilson Journal of Ornithology
To reduce costs associated with nest building, some birds steal (kleptoparasitize) nest material. While this behavior is rarely reported in solitary nesting birds, it has been previously documented in 2 species of white-eyes, the Japanese White-eye ...
K. Swift, Fletcher Moore, Beth Gardner
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To reduce costs associated with nest building, some birds steal (kleptoparasitize) nest material. While this behavior is rarely reported in solitary nesting birds, it has been previously documented in 2 species of white-eyes, the Japanese White-eye ...
K. Swift, Fletcher Moore, Beth Gardner
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Evolution of kleptoparasitism as a war of attrition
Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 1999Abstract Previous models of kleptoparasitism (resource stealing) assume that contests over resource items are of fixed duration. Here we suggest that such contests will often be well represented as a war of attrition, with the winner being the individual who is prepared to contest for the longer time.
null Ruxton, null Broom
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Vibrations: Their Signal Function for a Spider Kleptoparasite
Science, 1979The stealing behavior of Argyrodes elevatus suggests that this kleptoparasitic spider monitors the movements and the hunting success of its web-building host. Wrapping of prey by the host regularly elicits raids from the kleptoparasite.
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