Do butterfly activity data from mark-recapture surveys reflect temporal patterns

0493477 - BC 2019 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Vlašánek, Petr - Faltýnek Fric, Zdeněk - Zimmermann, K. - Novotný, D. - Čížek, O. - Klečková, Irena - Vrba, Pavel - Kadlec, T. - Konvička, Martin
Do butterfly activity data from mark-recapture surveys reflect temporal patterns.
Journal of Insect Behavior. Roč. 31, č. 4 (2018), s. 385-401. ISSN 0892-7553. E-ISSN 1572-8889
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA14-33733S
Institutional support: RVO:60077344
Keywords : butterfly behavior * insect ethology * lepidoptera
OECD category: Ecology
Impact factor: 0.931, year: 2018
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10905-018-9686-9

Temporal patterns in butterfly behavior should reflect diurnal, seasonal and population-level changes in mate availability. Investment into mating should peak at times when potential mates are at a maximum, at other times, individuals should save energy and focus on maintenance activities. To explore these assumptions, we re-analyzed mark-recapture data containing records of behavior for each handled individual: 15 species, 21 separate datasets, total of 20,828 activity records (13,223 males and 7605 females). We used ordination analysis, with activity categories as response variables and controls for dataset identity and weather effects. Across species, basking and nectaring were prevailing morning activities, while mating peaked at afternoons. With the progressing season, males switched from maintenance behavior to mating activities, whereas opposite trend applied to females. Density predictors (sex ratio, daily population size) revealed that mating concentrated to high densities of the opposite sex and that female oviposition, resting and nectaring increased under low density of males. Exploring mark-recapture data for studying behavioral patterns proved to be fruitful but cannot replace focused observations or experiments.
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