ArticleScientific reports2023
Seasonal changes in photoperiod and temperature lead to changes in cuticular hydrocarbon profiles and affect mating success in Drosophila suzukii.
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- Lipid Metabolism in Diapause.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
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- Using diapause as a platform to understand the biology of dormancy.Open biology · 2025Review
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- Temperature affects conspecific and heterospecific mating rates inAnimal behaviour · 2025Article
- Predicting thresholds for population replacement gene drives.BMC biology · 2024Article
- Learning from fights: Males' social dominance status impact reproductive success in Drosophila melanogaster.PloS one · 2024Article
- Impact of diapause on the cuticular hydrocarbons and physiological status of Hippodamia variegata.Journal of insect science (Online) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Seasonal plasticity in insects is often triggered by temperature and photoperiod changes. When climatic conditions become sub-optimal, insects might undergo reproductive diapause, a form of seasonal plasticity delaying the development of reproductive organs and activities. During the reproductive diapause, the cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profile, which covers the insect body surface, might also change to protect insects from desiccation and cold temperature. However, CHCs are often important cues and signals for mate recognition and changes in CHC composition might affect mate recognition. In the present study, we investigated the CHC profile composition and the mating success of Drosophila suzukii in 1- and 5-day-old males and females of summer and winter morphs. CHC compositions differed with age and morphs. However, no significant differences were found between the sexes of the same age and morph. The results of the behavioral assays show that summer morph pairs start to mate earlier in their life, have a shorter mating duration, and have more offspring compared to winter morph pairs. We hypothesize that CHC profiles of winter morphs are adapted to survive winter conditions, potentially at the cost of reduced mate recognition cues.
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