Australian scallops do not recognise the introduced predatory seastar Asterias amurensis

Hutson, Kate S., Ross, D. Jeff, Day, Rob. W., Ahern, John J., and UNSPECIFIED (2005) Australian scallops do not recognise the introduced predatory seastar Asterias amurensis. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 298. pp. 305-309.

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Abstract

Escape responses of Australian scallops (Pecten fumatus and Chlamys asperrima) to native and introduced predatory seastars were compared in laboratory and field trials. The native seastar Coscinasterias muricata elicited an almost immediate escape response by scallops in all trials. In contrast, there was a low frequency of escape response exhibited by scallops when held in contact with the introduced seastar Asterias amurensis. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that escape response in invertebrates has evolved relative to predation risk. The absence of predator recognition in marine invertebrates may have serious implications for wild and farmed populations in southern Australia where introduced predators are prevalent.

Item ID: 17806
Item Type: Article (Research - C1)
ISSN: 1616-1599
Keywords: predator recognition, escape response, introduced species, Northern Pacific seastar
Date Deposited: 29 Nov 2016 04:50
FoR Codes: 06 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 0608 Zoology > 060801 Animal Behaviour @ 100%
SEO Codes: 96 ENVIRONMENT > 9604 Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species > 960407 Control of Pests, Diseases and Exotic Species in Marine Environments @ 100%
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