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ArticleScientific reports2025

Wolbachia infection facilitates adaptive increase in male egg size in response to environmental changes.

Eloïse Leroy, Siyi Gao, Maya Gonzalez, Marie-Pierre Ellies-Oury, Midori Tuda

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  1. International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Eloïse LeroyLaboratory of Insect Natural Enemies, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
Siyi GaoLaboratory of Insect Natural Enemies, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
Maya GonzalezBordeaux Sciences Agro, 33170, Gradignan, France.
Marie-Pierre Ellies-OuryBordeaux Sciences Agro, 33170, Gradignan, France.
Midori TudaLaboratory of Insect Natural Enemies, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan. tuda@grt.kyushu-u.ac.jp.

Funding

JSPS 19K06840
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Under challenging conditions such as maladapted biotic and abiotic conditions, females can plastically adjust their egg size (gamete or zygote size) to counteract fitness declines early in life. Recent evidence suggests that endosymbionts may enhance this egg-size plasticity. Possible endosymbionts' modification of impact of multiple stressors is not well explored. Therefore, this study aims to test (1) whether Wolbachia infection influences the plasticity of parental investment in egg size under suboptimal environmental conditions and (2) whether the plasticity depends on the sex of eggs. We used three lines of the azuki bean beetle (Callosobruchus chinensis): a line coinfected with the wBruCon and wBruOri Wolbachia strains, a cured line infected solely with the wBruCon, and an uninfected (cured) line. These lines were subjected to either a control environment or a simulated climate change environment (elevated temperature and carbon dioxide levels, eT&CO

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Adaptation, PhysiologicalColeopteraOvumWolbachiaAnimalsClimate ChangeEnvironmentFemaleLongevityMaleSymbiosisTemperatureInclusive fitnessInsectModified atmosphereParent agePlasticityReproductionSex differenceThermal stress

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PMID40240454
PMCPMC12003752

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