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Laboratory adaptation of Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae) decreases mating age and increases protein consumption and number of eggs produced per milligram of protein

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

A. Meats ,
H.M. Holmes  and
G.L. Kelly
A. Meats*
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
H.M. Holmes
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
G.L. Kelly
Affiliation:
School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
*
*Fax: +61 29351 4119 E-mail: awm@bio.usyd.edu.au
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Abstract

A significant reduction in age of mating occurred during the first four generations (G1–G4) of laboratory adaptation of wild Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) and this was associated with the earlier attainment of peak egg load although no significant differences were detected in the peak egg load itself. A long term laboratory (LTL) strain had a significantly earlier mating age and higher peak egg load than flies of wild origin or those from the first four laboratory generations. The amount of protein consumed by females in the first week of adult life was significantly higher in the LTL strain than in flies of wild origin or G1–G4 but there were no significant changes (or only slight changes) with laboratory adaptation in the amounts of protein consumed up to the ages of mating and peak egg load. Laboratory adaptation resulted in no significant changes in egg size, egg dry weight, puparial fresh weight and the dry weight of newly emerged females. The large increase in fecundity with laboratory adaptation is associated with a 4- to 5-fold increase in the rate of conversion of dietary protein to eggs (i.e. eggs produced per mg of protein consumed).

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 94 , Issue 6 , December 2004 , pp. 517 - 524
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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