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1 UvA-DARE (Digital Academic Repository) Should I stay or should I go? Revynthi, A.M. Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Revynthi, A. M. (2017). Should I stay or should I go? The role of dispersal and cannibalism in exploitation strategies of a predatory mite General rights It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam ( Download date: 29 Jan 2019

2 Should I stay or should I go? The role of dispersal and cannibalism in exploitation strategies of a predatory mite Alexandra M. Revynthi

3 Should I stay or should I go? The role of dispersal and cannibalism in exploitation strategies of a predatory mite

4 A.M. Revynthi, Should I stay or should I go? The role of dispersal and cannibalism in exploitation strategies of a predatory mite PhD thesis, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Publication of this thesis was financially supported by Koppert Biological Systems ( ISBN: Cover design: Lay-out: Maritesa Lyberopoulou & Jan van Arkel Jan Bruin (

5 Should I stay or should I go? The role of dispersal and cannibalism in exploitation strategies of a predatory mite ACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFT ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan de op gezag van de Rector Magnificus prof. dr. ir. K.I.J. Maex ten overstaan van een door het College voor Promoties ingestelde commissie, in het openbaar te verdedigen in de Agnietenkapel op woensdag 6 december 2017, te 10:00 uur door Alexandra Margarita Revynthi geboren te Athene (Griekenland)

6 PROMOTIECOMMISSIE Promotor Prof. Dr. P.C. de Ruiter Copromotor Dr. C.J.M. Egas Dr. A.R.M. Janssen Overige leden Prof. Dr. S.B.J. Menken Prof. Dr. Ir. T.B.S. Van Leeuwen Dr. I.M. Smallegange Dr. ing. F.L.W. Takken Prof. Dr. J.N. van Baalen Dr. S. Newbery Raposo de Magalhães Prof. Dr. D. Bonte École Normale Supérieure, Parijs, Frankrijk Universiteit van Lissabon, Portugal Universiteit Gent, België Faculteit der Natuurwetenschappen, Wiskunde en Informatica

7 TABLE OF CONTENTS 06 Author addresses 09 1 General introduction 19 2 Prey exploitation and dispersal strategies vary among natural populations of a predatory mite 39 3 Timing of aerial dispersal is a heritable trait in the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis 51 4 Gender-specific differences in cannibalism between a laboratory strain and a field strain of a predator 61 5 To cannibalize or disperse? Males cannibalize and females disperse in the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis 73 6 General discussion 85 Summary 88 Samenvatting 91 Author contributions and project funding 92 Acknowledgements 95 Curriculum vitae

8 AUTHOR ADDRESSES Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, P.O. box 94248, 1090 GE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands M. Egas, A. Janssen, K. van Pol, A.M. Revynthi, M.W. Sabelis, D. Verkleij 6

9 In memory of Maus and my grandfather George