Arlette Fauteux
Project
Impact of the behavior of blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus ogliastrae) on the diet and fitness of their nestlings as well as on their prey populations.Interindividual differences in exploration behavior can partly explain ecological niche specialization. My project is part of a long-term study on three populations of Corsican blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus ogliastrae). Two populations are located in holm oak (Quercus ilex) forest, with evergreen foliage, less rich in arthropods, and the other is located in downy oak (Quercus pubescens) forest, with deciduous leaves. The exploration behaviors of tits are contrasting and adapted to their habitat. The exploration of tits located in the rich environment is more rapid and superficial than in the poor environment. My project aims to study the impact of these behavioral differences on the diet and fitness of chicks as well as on the demography of populations of blue tits prey. It will be divided into three sections evaluating: the impact of the behavior of the tits on the diet of the chicks; the impact of diet on the fitness of chicks and the impact of tits on their prey.
Keywords
Comportement, Diète, Fitness, Mésanges bleues, Tordeuse verte du chênePublications
1- Larval development and voracity of Eupeodes americanus (Diptera: Syrphidae): comparison of the focal prey Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and the banker prey Rhopalosiphum padi (Hemiptera: Aphididae)Fauteux, Arlette, Antonio Onofre Soares, Eric Lucas
2023 Insect Science
2- Oviposition Preference of the American Hoverfly, Eupeodes americanus, between Banker Plants and Target Crops
Gonzalez, Noémie, Arlette Fauteux, Jean-Christophe Louis, Rosemarije Buitenhuis, Eric Lucas
2023 Insects
3- Morphological determination of the larval instars of Eupeodes americanus (Diptera: Syrphidae)
Fauteux, Arlette, Noémie Gonzalez, António O. Soares, Éric Lucas
2022 Phytoprotection
