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Los depredadores que atacan a las variantes de presas comunes con más frecuencia impulsan a las presas a desarrollar un mejor camuflaje y una mayor diversidad de patrones. Esta depredación dependiente de la frecuencia se probó utilizando mariposas digitales y gaviotas azules.

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Área de la Ciencia:

  • Biología evolutiva Biología evolutiva.
  • Ecología del comportamiento Ecología del comportamiento.
  • Dinámica de depredador y presa Dinámica de depredador y presa

Sus antecedentes:

  • La diversidad fenotípica en animales crípticos es común.
  • La depredación dependiente de la frecuencia, donde las variantes comunes son atacadas más, puede promover esta diversidad.
  • Esta hipótesis carecía de pruebas experimentales directas.

Objetivo del estudio:

  • Para probar experimentalmente el papel de la depredación dependiente de la frecuencia en la cripsia de las presas y la variación fenotípica.
  • Para investigar las estrategias de búsqueda de depredadores y su impacto en la evolución de las presas.

Principales métodos:

  • Un experimento controlado usando polillas digitales presentadas en monitores de computadora a los arrendajos azules (Cyanocitta cristata).
  • Los fenotipos de polilla evolucionaron a través de un algoritmo genético, con selección contra individuos detectados.
  • Comparación de las poblaciones de polillas evolucionadas bajo selección dependiente de frecuencia frente a grupos de control.

Principales resultados:

  • Los gaviotas azules exhibieron una depredación dependiente de la frecuencia, no pudiendo detectar variantes raras de polillas.
  • Esto llevó a que las polillas evolucionaran un aumento de la crisis (dificultad en la detección).
  • Las poblaciones de polillas evolucionadas mostraron una variación fenotípica significativamente mayor en comparación con los controles.

Conclusiones:

  • La depredación dependiente de la frecuencia es un factor importante de la cripsia de las presas y la diversidad fenotípica.
  • Es probable que los depredadores usen 'imágenes de búsqueda' que favorezcan a las presas comunes, promoviendo inadvertidamente variantes raras.
  • Este mecanismo puede explicar el mantenimiento de diversos patrones crípticos en las poblaciones naturales.