Spatio-temporal analysis of foraging behaviors of Anelosimus studiosus utilizing mathematical modeling of multiple spider interaction on a cooperative web

JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

卷:408

Article

Quijano, Alex John¹  Joyner, Michele L.^1,2  Ross, Chelsea^1,3  Watts, J. Colton³  Seier, Edith^1,2  Jones, Thomas C.³ 

[1] East Tennessee State Univ, Dept Math & Stat, POB 70663, Johnson City, TN 37614 USA

[2] East Tennessee State Univ, Computat & Res Data Sci CaRDS Inst, Johnson City, TN USA

[3] East Tennessee State Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Johnson City, TN USA

关键词: Mathematical modeling;    Stochastic differential equation;    Multiple species interaction;    Anelosimus studiosus;    Foraging behavior;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.08.020

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

In this paper, we develop a model for predation movements of a subsocial spider species, Anelosimus studiosus. We expand on a previous model to include multiple spider interaction on the web as well as a latency period during predation. We then use the model to test different spatial configurations to determine the optimal spacing of spiders within a colony for successful capture during predation. The model simulations indicate that spiders uniformly spacing out along the edge of the web results in the most successful predation strategy. This is similar to the behavior observed by Ross (2013) in which it was determined to be statistically significant that during certain times of the day, spiders were positioned along the edge more than expected under complete spatial randomness. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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