Biological Invasions and Animal Behaviour

This book provides a comprehensive look at the critical role of animal behaviour in the success and impact of biological invasions.

Judith S. Weis (Edited by), Daniel Sol (Edited by)

9781107077775, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 13 October 2016

364 pages
25.3 x 17.9 x 2 cm, 0.87 kg

'… this book provides a thorough review of animal behaviour at all stages of biological invasion, providing the reader with case-studies, and offers exciting avenues for research in evolutionary biology and behavioural ecology. Furthermore, it provides applied insights valuable to wildlife management and conservation issues. A great read for students interested in the ecology and behaviour of invasive species.' Kristin Thompson, International Society for Behavioral Ecology Newsletter

How does behaviour affect biological invasions? Can it explain why some animals are such successful invaders? With contributions from experts in the field, and covering a broad range of animals, this book examines the role of behaviour in biological invasions from the point of view of both invaders and native species. The chapters cover theoretical aspects, particularly relevant behaviours and well-documented case studies, showing that behaviour is critical to the success, and ecological and socio-economic impact, of invasive species. Its insights suggest methods to prevent and mitigate those impacts, and offer unique opportunities to understand the adaptive role of behaviour. Offering a comprehensive overview of current understanding on the subject, the book is intended for biological invasion researchers and behavioural ecologists, as well as ecologists and evolutionary biologists interested in how organisms deal with anthropogenic environmental changes such as climate change and habitat loss.

1. Introduction Andrew V. Suarez and Phillip Cassey
Part I. Behaviour and the Invasion Process: 2. The role of behavioural variation and behavioural syndromes across different stages of the introduction process David G. Chapple and Bob B. M. Wong
3. Invading new environments: a mechanistic framework linking motor diversity and cognitive processes to invasion success Andrea S. Griffin, D. Guez, I. Federspiel, Marie Diquelou and F. Lermite
4. Invader endocrinology: the regulation of a pesky phenotype Lynn B. Martin, Amber J. Brace, Holly J. Kilvitis and Stephanie S. Gervasi
5. Life history, behaviour and the establishment in novel environments Daniel Sol and Joan Maspons
6. Behaviour on invasion fronts, and the behaviour of invasion fronts Ben L. Phillips
7. The role of dispersal behaviour and personality in post-establishment spread Jennifer S. Rehage, Julien Cote and Andrew Sih
Part II. Behavioural Interactions between Invaders and Native Species: 8. Invasive plants as novel food resources: the pollinators' perspective Ignasi Bartomeus, Jochen Fründ and Neal M. Williams
9. In the light of introduction: importance of introduced populations for the study of brood parasite-host coevolution Tomáš Grim and Bård G. Stokke
10. Flight behaviour of an introduced parasite affects its Galapagos Island hosts: Philornis downsi and Darwin's finches Sonia Kleindorfer, Katherina Peters, Leon Hohl and Frank Sulloway
11. Eat or be eaten: invasion and predation in aquatic ecosystems Judith S. Weis
12. Evolutionary novelty and the behaviour of introduced predators Edwin D. Grosholz and Elizabeth H. Wells
Part III. Case Studies: 13. Behaviours mediating ant invasions Jules Silverman and Grzegorz Buczkowski
14. Invasions by mosquitoes: the roles of behaviour across the life cycle Steven A. Juliano and L. Philip Lounibus
15. How behaviour contributes to the success of an invasive poeciliid fish: the Trinidadian guppy (Poecilia reticulata) as a model species Amy E. Deacon and Anne E. Magurran
16. How behaviour has helped invasive crayfish to conquer freshwater ecosystems Elena Tricarico and Laura Aquiloni
17. Behaviours of Pacific lionfish facilitate invasion of the Atlantic Mark A. Albins
18. Wildlife trade, behaviour and avian invasions Martina Carrete and José L. Tella
Index.

Subject Areas: Animal behaviour [PSVP], Animal reproduction [PSVH]