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1. Impacts of temperature on metabolic rates of adult Extatosoma tiaratum reared on different host plant species

Author:
Sarah J. Hill; Sarah C. Silcocks; Nigel R. Andrew
Source:
Physiological entomology 2020 v.45 no.1 pp. 7-15
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Eucalyptus; Extatosoma tiaratum; Rubus plicatus; adulthood; diet; egg production; fecundity; females; host plants; imagos; insects; landscapes; leaves; longevity; males; metabolism; rearing; temperature; thermal stress
Abstract:
... Access to balanced nutrition enables optimum health and development, body repair, fat storage, increased fecundity and longevity. In the present study, we assessed the responses of a generalist leaf feeder (the phasmid Extatosoma tiaratum) reared continuously on one of three host plants, tree lucerne (Chamaecyisus palmensis), bramble (Rubus fruticosus) and Eucalyptus species, in a low fluctuating ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12310

2. Male age affects female mating preference but not fitness in the monandrous moth Dendrolimus punctatus Walker (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae)

Author:
Meng Lai; Shi‐Yu Zhang; Yan‐Fang Zhang; Xing‐Ping Liu
Source:
Physiological entomology 2020 v.45 no.1 pp. 22-29
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Dendrolimus pini; Dendrolimus punctatus; egg production; eggs; hatching; longevity; males; mating behavior; moths; oviposition; polyandry; reproductive success; virgin females
Abstract:
... It is widely accepted that male age can influence female mating preference and subsequent fitness consequences in many polyandrous species, yet this is seldom investigated in monandrous species. In the present study, we use the monandrous pine moth Dendrolimus punctatus to examine the effects of male age on female mating preference and future reproductive potential. In multiple male trials, when p ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12312

3. Life‐history and demographic traits of the marula fruit fly Ceratitis cosyra: potential consequences of host specialization

Author:
Petrus D. Roets; Henrika Bosua; C. Ruth Archer; Christopher W. Weldon
Source:
Physiological entomology 2018 v.43 no.4 pp. 259-267
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Ceratitis cosyra; Sclerocarya birrea subsp. caffra; asymmetry; copulation; courtship; egg production; eggs; evolution; fecundity; females; fruit flies; life history; longevity; males; reproductive success; spermatozoa
Abstract:
... Life‐history strategies are diverse both across and within species, although the factors shaping this diversity are not fully understood. In the present study, we investigate the life‐history strategies of the marula fruit fly Ceratitis cosyra (Walker) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and how they differ between the sexes. We measure lifespan and age‐dependent reproductive effort in both sexes. In females, ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12255

4. Linking larval nutrition to adult reproductive traits in the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis

Author:
Rachael E. Bonoan; Nooria Al‐Wathiqui; Sara Lewis
Source:
Physiological entomology 2015 v.40 no.4 pp. 309-316
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Ostrinia nubilalis; adults; animal breeding; carbon; diet; egg production; eggs; fecundity; females; larvae; males; moths; nitrogen; nitrogen content; nutrients; rearing; reproductive fitness; reproductive traits; somatic cells; spermatophores
Abstract:
... Throughout an organism's lifetime, resources are strategically allocated to many different functions, including reproduction. Reproduction can be costly for both sexes; females produce nutrient‐rich eggs, whereas males of many species produce large and complex ejaculates. In capital breeding insects, nutrients are mainly acquired during the larval period, yet allocation decisions impact the reprod ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12116

5. Diel behaviour and time budget of the adult pine weevil Hylobius abietis

Author:
Frauke Fedderwitz; Niklas Björklund; Velemir Ninkovic; Göran Nordlander
Source:
Physiological entomology 2014 v.39 no.2 pp. 103-110
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Hylobius abietis; Picea abies; adults; egg production; females; forest regeneration; girdling; locomotion; males; plant response; seedlings; Europe
Abstract:
... The pine weevil [Hylobius abietis (L.); Coleoptera: Curculionidae] has a high economic impact on forest regeneration in Europe. The general biology of the pine weevil has received considerable attention, although there is insufficient knowledge about its diel behaviour and time budget. Therefore, in the present study, the feeding and locomotion behaviour of individual adult weevils on Norway spruc ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12053

6. Effects of multiple mating on the fecundity of an invasive pest (Octodonta nipae): the existence of an intermediate optimal female mating rate

Author:
Jinlei Li; Xiang Zhang; Youming Hou; Baozhen Tang
Source:
Physiological entomology 2014 v.39 no.4 pp. 348-354
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Chrysomelidae; copulation; egg production; eggs; fecundity; females; hatching; insects; longevity; males; mating frequency; oviposition; paternity; pests; population growth; reproductive efficiency; resource allocation
Abstract:
... Multiple mating is found in many insect taxa where both of the sexes can mate more than once. For males, this leads to the advantage of increasing their paternity by fertilizing more females. However, there is a trade‐off of resource allocation between reproduction and other life‐history characters. In the present study, the impact of increased mating rate on reproductive fitness of the invasive n ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12081

7. Effects of diet and host access on fecundity and lifespan in two fruit fly species with different life‐history patterns

Author:
JAMES F. HARWOOD; KEHUI CHEN; HANS‐GEORG MÜLLER; JANE‐LING WANG; ROGER I. VARGAS; JAMES R. CAREY
Source:
Physiological entomology 2013 v.38 no.1 pp. 81-88
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
eclosion; females; dietary protein; fruits; longevity; probability; fecundity; host plants; reproductive performance; fruit flies; egg production; Ceratitis capitata; Zeugodacus cucurbitae; Hawaii
Abstract:
... The reproductive ability of female tephritids can be limited and prevented by denying access to host plants and restricting the dietary precursors of vitellogenesis. The mechanisms underlying the delayed egg production in each case are initiated by different physiological processes that are anticipated to have dissimilar effects on lifespan and reproductive ability later in life. The egg‐laying ab ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12006
PubMed:
23483775
PubMed Central:
PMC3589575

8. Do reproductive activities compromise immunological competence as measured by phenoloxidase activity? Field and experimental manipulation in females of two damselfly species

Author:
ALEX CÓRDOBA‐AGUILAR; DANIELA RUIZ‐SILVA; ROBERTO MUNGUÍA‐STEYER; HUMBERTO LANZ‐MENDOZA
Source:
Physiological entomology 2011 v.36 no.4 pp. 335-342
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
egg production; eggs; females; field experimentation; immune system; insect immunity; juvenile hormones; methoprene; monophenol monooxygenase; seasonal variation
Abstract:
... Recent studies of female insects indicate that reproductive activities, such as mating and oviposition, can impair immune ability. Using the two tropical damselfly species Argia anceps Garrison and Hetaerina americana (Fabricius), egg production and phenoloxidase (PO) activity, a key enzyme in insect immunity, are measured in mating, ovipositing and perching females in December and March. Perching ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2011.00802.x

9. The effect of flight on reproduction in an outbreaking forest lepidopteran

Author:
CHRISTINA G. ELLIOTT; MAYA L. EVENDEN
Source:
Physiological entomology 2012 v.37 no.3 pp. 219-226
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Choristoneura conflictana; defoliation; egg production; eggs; energy expenditure; fecundity; females; flight; forest pests; forests; habitats; moths; population density; progeny; reproductive performance; resorption; resource allocation; survival rate; weight loss
Abstract:
... Post‐flight reproductive investment by female insects may be limited as a result of a trade‐off in resource allocation between flight and reproduction. Outbreaking forest pests reduce their habitat quality as a result of severe defoliation when population densities are high. Female relocation to better‐quality habitats can increase offspring survival but reduce their reproductive fitness through f ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2012.00835.x

10. Juvenile Hormone titre and vitellogenin gene expression related to ovarian development in primary reproductives compared with nymphs and nymphoid reproductives of the termite Reticulitermes speratus

Author:
MAEKAWA, KIYOTO; ISHITANI, KYOKO; GOTOH, HIROKI; CORNETTE, RICHARD; MIURA, TORU
Source:
Physiological entomology 2010 v.35 no.1 pp. 52-58
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Reticulitermes speratus; egg production; eggs; gene expression; genes; juvenile hormones; nymphs; oocytes; ovarian development; oviposition; reproductives; vitellogenesis; vitellogenin
Abstract:
... To elucidate the reproductive cycle of termite queens, incipient colonies of Reticulitemes speratus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) are established under laboratory conditions, and the transition of colony development is observed at 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 3.5, and 7.5 months (stages I-V, respectively) after colony foundation. Ovarian development, vitellogenin gene expression and Juvenile Hormone (JH) titres a ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2009.00711.x

11. Costly sexual harassment in a beetle

Author:
GAY, LAURÉNE; EADY, PAUL E.; VASUDEV, RAM; HOSKEN, DAVID J.; TREGENZA, TOM
Source:
Physiological entomology 2009 v.34 no.1 pp. 86-92
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Callosobruchus maculatus; copulation; egg production; eggs; females; male genitalia; males; mating frequency; progeny; sexual selection; toxic substances
Abstract:
... The optimal number of mating partners for females rarely coincides with that for males, leading to sexual conflict over mating frequency. In the bruchid beetle Callosobruchus maculatus, the fitness consequences to females of engaging in multiple copulations are complex, with studies demonstrating both costs and benefits to multiple mating. However, females kept continuously with males have a lower ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2008.00656.x

12. Ecophysiological attributes of adult overwintering in insects: insights from a field study of the nut weevil, Curculio nucum

Author:
BEL-VENNER, MARIE-CLAUDE; MONDY, NATHALIE; ARTHAUD, FLORENT; MARANDET, JULIEN; GIRON, DAVID; VENNER, SAMUEL; MENU, FREDERIC
Source:
Physiological entomology 2009 v.34 no.1 pp. 61-70
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Curculio nucum; adults; diapause; ecophysiology; egg production; females; field experimentation; insects; larvae; lipids; lipogenesis; metamorphosis; nutrients; nuts; overwintering; oviposition; phenology; sclerotization; spring; summer; weight loss
Abstract:
... Diapausing insect species have evolved a great diversity of life cycles, although overwintering occurs at a single development stage within most species. Understanding why diapause has evolved towards a given life stage requires investigation of both the ecological and physiological attributes. Notably, it is suggested that adult overwintering is more energy-demanding than larval overwintering but ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2008.00652.x

13. Sexually dimorphic immune response in the harem polygynous Wellington tree weta Hemideina crassidens

Author:
KELLY, CLINT D.; JENNIONS, MICHAEL D.
Source:
Physiological entomology 2009 v.34 no.2 pp. 174-179
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Hemideina; adults; body condition; egg production; encapsulation; fecundity; females; immune response; insects; longevity; males; polygyny; reproductive traits; sexual dimorphism; sexual selection; testes
Abstract:
... Adult males are often less immunocompetent than females. One explanation for this is that intense sexual selection causes males to trade-off investment in immunity with traits that increase mating success. This hypothesis is tested in the Wellington tree weta (Hemideina crassidens), a large, sexually dimorphic orthopteran insect in which males possess enormous mandibular weaponry used during fight ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2009.00671.x

14. Adipokinetic hormone functions that are not associated with insect flight

Author:
KODRÍK, DALIBOR
Source:
Physiological entomology 2008 v.33 no.3 pp. 171-180
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Drosophila americana; Gryllus bimaculatus; Periplaneta americana; Pyrrhocoris apterus; adipokinetic hormone; egg production; energy; flight; insect flight; insects; locomotion; mechanism of action; toxins; walking
Abstract:
... This review deals with some lesser known functions of adipokinetic hormones (AKHs), specifically those that are not associated directly with flight activity. The data summarized and discussed relate to AKHs in insects that have lost the ability to fly and use exclusively and/or mostly walking for their locomotion; and to activation of pathways that do not lead directly to production and subsequent ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2008.00625.x

15. Effect of bacteria on nutritional status and reproductive success of the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata

Author:
BEN-YOSEF, MICHAEL; JURKEVITCH, EDOUARD; YUVAL, BOAZ
Source:
Physiological entomology 2008 v.33 no.2 pp. 145-154
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Ceratitis capitata; bacterial communities; ciprofloxacin; diet; digestive system; eclosion; egg production; eggs; females; food consumption; ingestion; intestinal microorganisms; lipids; males; minerals; nitrogen-fixing bacteria; nutritional status; oviposition; parents; peptides; piperacillin; progeny; reproductive success; sugars; weight gain
Abstract:
... Mediterranean fruit flies (Ceratitis capitata Wiedemann, Diptera: Tephritidae) harbor a community of diazotrophic bacteria in their digestive system. The present study aims to test the hypothesis that bacteria contribute to fly fitness by enhancing copulatory success and egg production in males and females, respectively. After eclosion, flies were fed a full diet containing peptides, sugar and min ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2008.00617.x

16. Effect of diet on the fecundity of three carabid beetles

Author:
SASKA, PAVEL
Source:
Physiological entomology 2008 v.33 no.3 pp. 188-192
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Capsella bursa-pastoris; Carabidae; Stellaria media; diet; egg production; eggs; fecundity; females; insects; omnivores; seeds
Abstract:
... In the present study, the importance of diet in terms of fecundity is compared for three species of the carabid genus Amara (Coleoptera: Carabidae), using an insect diet, two types of seed diet (Capsella bursa-pastoris, Stellaria media) and a mixed diet. It is expected that the species of carabid studied have different food requirements for reproduction. Diet affects reproduction performance and e ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2008.00618.x

17. Adult female crickets, Gryllus texensis, maintain reproductive output after repeated immune challenges

Author:
SHOEMAKER, KELLY L.; ADAMO, SHELLEY A.
Source:
Physiological entomology 2007 v.32 no.2 pp. 113-120
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Gryllus texensis; Serratia marcescens; adults; egg production; egg weight; eggs; females; hatching; immune response; immune system; lipopolysaccharides; longevity; progeny; protein content; reproductive performance
Abstract:
... Both immunity and reproduction are thought to be energetically costly and therefore likely to make trade-offs with one another. To assess whether increasing immune system activity results in a decline in egg production, the immune system in the cricket Gryllus texensis is activated over a period of 12 days with regular injections of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) derived from Serratia marcescens, and th ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2006.00552.x

18. Photoperiodic control of diapause termination, colour change and postdiapause reproduction in the southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula

Author:
MUSOLIN, DMITRY L.; FUJISAKI, KENJI; NUMATA, HIDEHARU
Source:
Physiological entomology 2007 v.32 no.1 pp. 64-72
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Nezara viridula; adults; color; diapause; egg production; females; longevity; overwintering; oviposition; photoperiod; reproductive performance; temperate zones; temperature; Japan
Abstract:
... The effects of day length on adult diapause development, associated with diapause body colour change as well as postdiapause reproduction are studied in Nezara viridula from Japan. Facultative diapause spontaneously terminates under three constant short-day and near-critical photoperiods at 25 °C without low temperature treatment. The period required for body colour change from russet to green and ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3032.2006.00542.x