Light-dependent pupation site preferences inDrosophila. II.Drosophila melanogaster andDrosophila simulans

1981 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 557-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Manning ◽  
Therese Ann Markow
2018 ◽  

AbstractLarvae of Drosophila jambulina belonging to montium subgroup were tested for pupation site preference in relation to temperature. At higher temperature (30 °C), larvae preferred to pupate on food whereas at lower temperature (21 °C) pupation occurred on the cotton. Genetic basis of larval pupation behavior was studied by conducting reciprocal crosses for 30 generations on food-selected and on cotton-selected larvae. Results from genetic analysis between food-selected and cotton-selected strains suggested a single gene responsible for the pupation site preference, with F1 progeny pupated on cotton and F2 (F1×;F1) larvae pupated on both food as well on cotton. Although we found no change in morphological traits in food vs. cotton selected population, significantly different growth rate (body weight) between the two strains was observed. These results suggest that pupation site preferences can affect life-history traits in D. jambulina.


1988 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 277-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald L. Rutowski ◽  
George W. Gilchrist ◽  
Barbara Terkanian

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bingjie Liu ◽  
Hui Wang ◽  
Cheng Xu ◽  
Xiaopeng Liu ◽  
Qianfan Zhang ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loreto Martínez‐Baroja ◽  
Lorenzo Pérez‐Camacho ◽  
Pedro Villar‐Salvador ◽  
Salvador Rebollo ◽  
Alexandro B. Leverkus ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Morgane Allanic ◽  
Misato Hayashi ◽  
Takeshi Furuichi ◽  
Tetsuro Matsuzawa

Grooming site preferences have been relatively well studied in monkey species in order to investigate the function of social grooming. They are not only influenced by the amount of ectoparasites, but also by different social variables such as the dominance rank between individuals or their levels of affiliation. However, studies on this topic mainly come from monkey species, with almost no report on great apes. This study aimed to explore whether body site and body orientation preferences during social grooming show species-specific differences (bonobos vs. chimpanzees) and environment-specific differences (captivity vs. wild). Results showed that bonobos groomed the head, the front and faced each other more often than chimpanzees, while chimpanzees groomed the back, anogenitals and more frequently in face-to-back positions. Moreover, captive individuals were found to groom facing one another more often than wild ones, whereas wild individuals groomed the back and in face-to-back positions more. While future studies should expand their scope to include more populations per condition, our preliminary 2 by 2 comparison study highlights the influence of (i) species-specific social differences such as social tolerance, social attention and facial communication, and (ii) socioenvironmental constraints such as risk of predation, spatial crowding and levels of hygiene, that might be the two important factors determining the grooming patterns in two <i>Pan</i>species.


1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (10) ◽  
pp. 1797-1805 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maarten J. Vonhof ◽  
Robert M. R. Barclay

We used radiotelemetry to examine the roost-site preferences of four species of tree-roosting bats (Eptesicus fuscus, Lasionycteris noctivagans, Myotis evotis, and M. volans) in southern British Columbia, Canada, by radio-tracking bats to their day roosts. We found a total of 21 roost trees: 14 roosts were beneath loose bark, 5 were in cavities excavated by woodpeckers, and 2 were in natural cavities. Entrance height increased with tree height, but roost entrances tended to be situated below the level of the canopy. Of the 22 tree and site variables examined, only 3 significantly discriminated between roost trees and available trees: tree height, distance to the nearest available tree, and percent canopy closure. Bats preferred tall trees associated with low percent canopy closure and a short distance to the nearest available tree. Bats roosted in western white pine, and to a lesser extent ponderosa pine and western larch, in intermediate stages of decay more often than would be expected at random. Bats switched roosts frequently. The distance between subsequent roost trees was short, suggesting a degree of fidelity to a particular group of trees or area of forest. The number of days of rain during the roosting period significantly influenced the number of days spent in a particular roost, and thus ambient conditions may restrict the frequency with which bats can switch roosts.


2012 ◽  
Vol 529-530 ◽  
pp. 123-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flora E. Imrie ◽  
Marta Corno ◽  
Piero Ugliengo ◽  
Iain R. Gibson

The properties of hydroxyapatite can be improved by substitution of biologically relevant ions, such as magnesium (Mg) and strontium (Sr), into its structure. Previous work in the literature has not reached agreement as to site preferences in these substitutions, and there are suggestions that these may change with differing levels of substitution. The current work adopted a quantum mechanical approach based on density functional theory using the CRYSTAL09 code to investigate the structural changes relating to, and site preferences of, magnesium and strontium substitution (to 10 mol%) in hydroxyapatites and also to predict the corresponding vibrational spectra in the harmonic approximation. The structures underwent full geometrical optimisation within the P63 space group, indicating an energetic site preference for the Ca (2) site in the case of Mg substitution, and the Ca (1) site in the case of Sr. Shrinkage of the unit cell was observed in the case of Mg substitution, and expansion in the case of Sr substitution, in agreement with the corresponding ionic radii. Thermodynamic properties of the structures obtained from the harmonic vibrational frequency calculations confirmed that the structures were minima on the potential energy surface. Isotopic substitutions indicated that the main contribution of Sr and Mg to vibrational modes is at frequencies < 400 cm-1.


FEBS Letters ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 390 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigehiro Osada ◽  
Shoko Daimon ◽  
Tsutomu Nishihara ◽  
Masayoshi Imagawa

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