ArticleEcology and evolution2017
Effects of macronutrient intake on the lifespan and fecundity of the marula fruit fly,
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- Macronutrient balance dictates lifespan and reproduction in a beetle, Tenebrio molitor.The Journal of experimental biology · 2025Article
- Selection on female reproductive schedules in the marula fly,Frontiers in insect science · 2023Article
- Mapping sex differences in the effects of protein and carbohydrates on lifespan and reproduction in Drosophila melanogaster: is measuring nutrient intake essential?Biogerontology · 2022Article
- Oxidative Damage Is Influenced by Diet But Unaffected by Selection for Early Age of Oviposition in the Marula Fly,Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Exploring the role of host specialisation and oxidative stress in interspecific lifespan variation in subtropical tephritid flies.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Male mating and female postmating performances in cotton mealybug (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae): effects of female density.Journal of economic entomology · 2019Article
- Geographic variation and plasticity in climate stress resistance among southern African populations of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae).Scientific reports · 2018Article
- Effects of macronutrient intake on the lifespan and fecundity of the marula fruit fly,Ecology and evolution · 2017Article
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Abstract
In insects, lifespan and reproduction are strongly associated with nutrition. The ratio and amount of nutrients individuals consume affect their life expectancy and reproductive investment. The geometric framework (GF) enables us to explore how animals regulate their intake of multiple nutrients simultaneously and determine how these nutrients interact to affect life-history traits of interest. Studies using the GF on host-generalist tephritid flies have highlighted trade-offs between longevity and reproductive effort in females, mediated by the protein-to-carbohydrate (P:C) ratio that individuals consume. Here, we tested how P and C intake affect lifespan (LS) in both sexes, and female lifetime (LEP), and daily (DEP) egg production, in
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