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Are the effects of hunger stage-specific? A case study in an aphidophagous ladybird beetle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2020

Priya Singh ,
Geetanjali Mishra Open the ORCID record for Geetanjali Mishra [Opens in a new window]  and
Omkar Open the ORCID record for Omkar [Opens in a new window]
Priya Singh
Affiliation:
Ladybird Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007, India
Geetanjali Mishra
Affiliation:
Ladybird Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007, India
Omkar*
Affiliation:
Ladybird Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007, India
*
Author for correspondence: Omkar, Email: omkar.lkouniv@gmail.com
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Abstract

Food availability is a fundamental factor determining an animal's potential fitness. Carry-over effects of food limitation from development to adulthood are known to influence reproduction, ageing, and tolerance to stress. We have examined the effect of stage-specific variation (before adult emergence or pre-emergence, post-emergence and post-mating) in food availability in Propylea dissecta (Mulsant). Larvae were reared separately on two different pre-emergence food regimes (abundant or restricted) until pupation. Newly emerged adults were further split into two groups and placed on abundant or restricted post-emergence regimes. After mating, females were split and reared on any one of two post-mating regimes. The results revealed that: (i) time to commence mating declined with increased food availability in pre- and post-emergence stages, (ii) mating duration increased with food availability post-emergence, (iii) highest reproduction output was observed in individuals who had abundant food pre- and post-emergence. However, food availability at the time of oviposition also had a strong influence on fecundity. Solo bouts of scarcity, regardless of which stage suffered them, were effectively managed in at least two of the three stages (pre-emergence, post-emergence, post-mating) had abundant food.

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Coleopteradevelopmental stagesfecundityfertilityPropylea dissecta
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 111 , Issue 1 , February 2021 , pp. 66 - 72
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