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Sex-biased and body condition dependent dispersal capacity in the endangered saproxylic beetle Osmoderma eremita (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae).

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The dispersal capacity of rare and endangered insect species has rarely been estimated even though it is essential for their management. For these species, laboratory based experiments are considered more appropriate for determining dispersal capacity as well as the factors influencing it. We aimed to characterize dispersal capacity of the endangered saproxylic beetle Osmoderma eremita (Scopoli, 1763) (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae). We studied the influence of sex and body condition on several parameters of dispersal (seven parameters of flight capacity measured in laboratory and pre-flight behaviour observed in the wild). Tethered flight experiments, conducted on 30 individuals collected in several regions of France, revealed: (1) maximal single flight distance of 1,454 m and maximal total flight distance of 2,361 m; (2) higher flight capacity in females than males; (3) flight speed and take-off completion decreasing with increasing body condition only for females. Additionally, 32 individuals displaying pre-flight behaviour in the wild showed similar interacting influences of sex and body condition: females initiating pre-flight behaviour had lower body condition than males. Thus, males and females have different dispersal strategies. We propose that body condition influences on dispersal capacity should be considered for species conservation by, for instance, managing adult food resources at the landscape scale and need to be taken into account in introduction programmes.

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hal-00557638 , version 1 (19-01-2011)

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Glenn Dubois, P. Le Gouar, Yannick R. Delettre, Hervé Brustel, Philippe Vernon. Sex-biased and body condition dependent dispersal capacity in the endangered saproxylic beetle Osmoderma eremita (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae).. Journal of Insect Conservation, 2010, 14 (6), pp.679-687. ⟨10.1007/s10841-010-9296-0⟩. ⟨hal-00557638⟩
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