Condition-Specific Competitive Effects of the Invasive Mosquito <i>Aedes albopictus</i> on the Resident <i>Culex pipiens</i> among Different Urban Container Habitats May Explain Their Coexistence in the Field

Condition-specific competition, when environmental conditions alter the outcome of competition, can foster the persistence of resident species after the invasion of a competitively superior invader. We test whether condition-specific competition can facilitate the areawide persistence of the residen...

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Autores principales:	Paul T. Leisnham, Shannon L. LaDeau, Megan E. M. Saunders, Oswaldo C. Villena
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	biological invasion interspecific competition mosquitoes trash urban greenspace West Nile virus Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:eb6eddf5b166483f8c5ff7819d608a182021-11-25T17:59:22ZCondition-Specific Competitive Effects of the Invasive Mosquito <i>Aedes albopictus</i> on the Resident <i>Culex pipiens</i> among Different Urban Container Habitats May Explain Their Coexistence in the Field10.3390/insects121109932075-4450https://doaj.org/article/eb6eddf5b166483f8c5ff7819d608a182021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/11/993https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4450Condition-specific competition, when environmental conditions alter the outcome of competition, can foster the persistence of resident species after the invasion of a competitively superior invader. We test whether condition-specific competition can facilitate the areawide persistence of the resident and principal West Nile virus vector mosquito <i>Culex pipiens</i> with the competitively superior invasive <i>Aedes albopictus</i> in water from different urban container habitats. (2) Methods: We tested the effects of manipulated numbers of <i>A. albopictus</i> on <i>C. pipiens’</i> survival and development in water collected from common functional and discarded containers in Baltimore, MD, USA. The experiment was conducted with typical numbers of larvae found in field surveys of <i>C. pipiens</i> and <i>A. albopictus</i> and container water quality. (3) Results: We found increased densities of <i>A. albopictus</i> negatively affected the survivorship and development of <i>C. pipiens</i> in water from discarded containers but had little effect in water from functional containers. This finding was driven by water from trash cans, which allowed consistently higher <i>C. pipiens’</i> survival and development and had greater mean ammonia and nitrate concentrations that can promote microbial food than other container types. (4) Conclusions: These results suggest that the contents of different urban containers alter the effects of invasive <i>A. albopictus</i> competition on resident <i>C. pipiens,</i> that trash cans, in particular, facilitate the persistence of <i>C. pipiens,</i> and that there could be implications for West Nile virus risk as a result.Paul T. LeisnhamShannon L. LaDeauMegan E. M. SaundersOswaldo C. VillenaMDPI AGarticlebiological invasioninterspecific competitionmosquitoestrashurban greenspaceWest Nile virusScienceQENInsects, Vol 12, Iss 993, p 993 (2021)
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spellingShingle	biological invasion interspecific competition mosquitoes trash urban greenspace West Nile virus Science Q Paul T. Leisnham Shannon L. LaDeau Megan E. M. Saunders Oswaldo C. Villena Condition-Specific Competitive Effects of the Invasive Mosquito <i>Aedes albopictus</i> on the Resident <i>Culex pipiens</i> among Different Urban Container Habitats May Explain Their Coexistence in the Field
description	Condition-specific competition, when environmental conditions alter the outcome of competition, can foster the persistence of resident species after the invasion of a competitively superior invader. We test whether condition-specific competition can facilitate the areawide persistence of the resident and principal West Nile virus vector mosquito <i>Culex pipiens</i> with the competitively superior invasive <i>Aedes albopictus</i> in water from different urban container habitats. (2) Methods: We tested the effects of manipulated numbers of <i>A. albopictus</i> on <i>C. pipiens’</i> survival and development in water collected from common functional and discarded containers in Baltimore, MD, USA. The experiment was conducted with typical numbers of larvae found in field surveys of <i>C. pipiens</i> and <i>A. albopictus</i> and container water quality. (3) Results: We found increased densities of <i>A. albopictus</i> negatively affected the survivorship and development of <i>C. pipiens</i> in water from discarded containers but had little effect in water from functional containers. This finding was driven by water from trash cans, which allowed consistently higher <i>C. pipiens’</i> survival and development and had greater mean ammonia and nitrate concentrations that can promote microbial food than other container types. (4) Conclusions: These results suggest that the contents of different urban containers alter the effects of invasive <i>A. albopictus</i> competition on resident <i>C. pipiens,</i> that trash cans, in particular, facilitate the persistence of <i>C. pipiens,</i> and that there could be implications for West Nile virus risk as a result.
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author	Paul T. Leisnham Shannon L. LaDeau Megan E. M. Saunders Oswaldo C. Villena
author_facet	Paul T. Leisnham Shannon L. LaDeau Megan E. M. Saunders Oswaldo C. Villena
author_sort	Paul T. Leisnham
title	Condition-Specific Competitive Effects of the Invasive Mosquito <i>Aedes albopictus</i> on the Resident <i>Culex pipiens</i> among Different Urban Container Habitats May Explain Their Coexistence in the Field
title_short	Condition-Specific Competitive Effects of the Invasive Mosquito <i>Aedes albopictus</i> on the Resident <i>Culex pipiens</i> among Different Urban Container Habitats May Explain Their Coexistence in the Field
title_full	Condition-Specific Competitive Effects of the Invasive Mosquito <i>Aedes albopictus</i> on the Resident <i>Culex pipiens</i> among Different Urban Container Habitats May Explain Their Coexistence in the Field
title_fullStr	Condition-Specific Competitive Effects of the Invasive Mosquito <i>Aedes albopictus</i> on the Resident <i>Culex pipiens</i> among Different Urban Container Habitats May Explain Their Coexistence in the Field
title_full_unstemmed	Condition-Specific Competitive Effects of the Invasive Mosquito <i>Aedes albopictus</i> on the Resident <i>Culex pipiens</i> among Different Urban Container Habitats May Explain Their Coexistence in the Field
title_sort	condition-specific competitive effects of the invasive mosquito <i>aedes albopictus</i> on the resident <i>culex pipiens</i> among different urban container habitats may explain their coexistence in the field
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/eb6eddf5b166483f8c5ff7819d608a18
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Condition-Specific Competitive Effects of the Invasive Mosquito <i>Aedes albopictus</i> on the Resident <i>Culex pipiens</i> among Different Urban Container Habitats May Explain Their Coexistence in the Field

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