Life history alterations upon oral and hemocoelic bacterial exposure in the butterfly
            Melitaea cinxia

Luisa Woestmann; Dimitri Stucki; Marjo Saastamoinen

doi:10.1002/ece3.5586

Life history alterations upon oral and hemocoelic bacterial exposure in the butterfly Melitaea cinxia

Ecology and Evolution ◽

10.1002/ece3.5586 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (18) ◽

pp. 10665-10680

Author(s):

Luisa Woestmann ◽

Dimitri Stucki ◽

Marjo Saastamoinen

Keyword(s):

Life History ◽

Melitaea Cinxia

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Significant effects of Pgi genotype and body reserves on lifespan in the Glanville fritillary butterfly

Proceedings of The Royal Society B Biological Sciences ◽

10.1098/rspb.2008.1464 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 276 (1660) ◽

pp. 1313-1322 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

Marjo Saastamoinen ◽

Suvi Ikonen ◽

Ilkka Hanski

Keyword(s):

Life History ◽

Natural Populations ◽

Melitaea Cinxia ◽

Dispersal Capacity ◽

Body Reserves ◽

High Dispersal ◽

Trade Offs ◽

Glanville Fritillary Butterfly ◽

Male Life History ◽

Striking Effect

Individuals with a particular variant of the gene phosphoglucose isomerase ( Pgi ) have been shown to have superior dispersal capacity and fecundity in the Glanville fritillary butterfly ( Melitaea cinxia ), raising questions about the mechanisms that maintain polymorphism in this gene in the field. Here, we investigate how variation in the Pgi genotype affects female and male life history under controlled conditions. The most striking effect is the longer lifespan of genotypes with high dispersal capacity, especially in non-reproducing females. Butterflies use body reserves for somatic maintenance and reproduction, but different resources (in thorax versus abdomen) are used under dissimilar conditions, with some interactions with the Pgi genotype. These results indicate life-history trade-offs that involve resource allocation and genotype×environment interactions, and these trade-offs are likely to contribute to the maintenance of Pgi polymorphism in the natural populations.

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Interrelationships of factors of social development are more complex than Life History Theory predicts

Behavioral and Brain Sciences ◽

10.1017/s0140525x19000177 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 42 ◽

Author(s):

Boris Kotchoubey

Keyword(s):

Life History ◽

Social Development ◽

Life History Theory ◽

Strong Correlations ◽

Behavioral Features

Abstract Life History Theory (LHT) predicts a monotonous relationship between affluence and the rate of innovations and strong correlations within a cluster of behavioral features. Although both predictions can be true in specific cases, they are incorrect in general. Therefore, the author's explanations may be right, but they do not prove LHT and cannot be generalized to other apparently similar processes.

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