| Item type: | Article | ||||
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| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Insect Science | ||||
| Publisher: | UNIV ARIZONA | ||||
| Place of Publication: | TUCSON | ||||
| Volume: | 10 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 74 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 1-16 | ||||
| Date: | 2010 | ||||
| Institutions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Zoologie > Evolutionary Ecology (Prof. Dr. Erhard Strohm) | ||||
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| Keywords: | POTATO TUBERWORM MOTH; EUROPEAN BEEWOLF; SEXUAL SELECTION; MATE CHOICE; F HYMENOPTERA; BODY-SIZE; PHTHORIMAEA-OPERCULELLA; CHEMICAL COMMUNICATION; POSTPHARYNGEAL GLAND; NAUPHOETA-CINEREA; development time; life history traits; rearing temperature; sex pheromone; survival; weight | ||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 500 Science > 590 Zoological sciences | ||||
| Status: | Published | ||||
| Refereed: | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg: | Yes | ||||
| Item ID: | 66007 |
Web of ScienceAbstract
Pheromones play an important role for courtship and mating in many insect species, and they are shaped by a complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Developmental temperature is known to have a strong influence on adult life history, morphology, and physiology, but little is known about its effect on pheromone characteristics. In the present study, the influence of temperature ...
Abstract
Pheromones play an important role for courtship and mating in many insect species, and they are shaped by a complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors. Developmental temperature is known to have a strong influence on adult life history, morphology, and physiology, but little is known about its effect on pheromone characteristics. In the present study, the influence of temperature during larval development on the amount and composition of the complex marking pheromone from the cephalic glands of the adult male beewolf, Philanthus triangulum F. (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae), was investigated. Additionally, the effects of temperature on several life-history traits were examined. European beewolf larvae were reared at three constant temperatures (20, 25, and 30 degrees C). Males reared at 20 degrees C showed longer development times and higher mortality, suggesting that low temperatures constitute stressful conditions for developing larvae. After eclosion, the amount and composition of the scent marking secretion of the adult males was analyzed by coupled gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Males that had been reared at 20 degrees C had significantly less secretion than individuals reared under warmer conditions (25 degrees C and 30 degrees C). Furthermore, larval rearing temperature had a significant effect on the composition of the adult males' pheromone gland content, with warmer rearing conditions leading to higher relative amounts of compounds with high molecular weight. The results show that the temperature during larval development significantly affected the amount and composition of the content of the male pheromone glands, probably due to physiological constraints and competing processes for limited energetic resources. Thus, the pheromone gland content may contain information on developmental conditions of males, which may have consequences for female mate choice decisions and male reproductive success.
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