Plastic responses of survival and fertility following heat stress in pupal and adult Drosophila virilis

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (8) ◽

pp. 1090-1096

Author(s):

E. K. Karpova ◽

I. Yu. Rauschenbach ◽

N. E. Gruntenko

Keyword(s):

Heat Stress ◽

Natural Populations ◽

Population Level ◽

Stress Reaction ◽

Egg Laying ◽

Drosophila Virilis ◽

Gonadotropic Hormone ◽

Adverse Conditions ◽

Low Intensity ◽

Response To Stress

One of the crucial elements contributing to the adaptation of organisms to unfavorable environmental conditions is the reaction of stress. The study of its genetic control and role in adaptation to unfavorable conditions are of special interest. The juvenile hormone (JH) acts as a gonadotropic hormone in adult insects controlling the development of the ovaries, inducing vitellogenesis and oviposition. It was shown that a decrease in JH degradation in individuals reacting to adverse conditions by stress reaction (Rindividuals) causes delay in egg laying and seems to allow the population to “wait out” the unfavorable conditions, thereby contributing to the adaptation at the population level. However, monitoring natural populations of D. melanogaster for the capability of stress reaction demonstrated that they have a high percentage of individuals incapable of it (NRindividuals). The study of reproductive characteristics of R and NRindividuals showed that under normal conditions Rindividuals have the advantage of procreating oﬀspring. Under unfavorable conditions, if the stressor is intense enough, NRindividuals die, but if its intensity is low, then they, unlike Rindividuals, continue to produce oﬀspring. Based on these data, it was hypothesized that the balance of R and NRalleles in the population ensures its adaptation under frequent stresses of low intensity. To verify the hypothesis by an experiment, the ftness characteristics (lifespan, fecundity) of the R and NR lines of D. virilis were studied under normal conditions and under regular heat stress of various frequency.

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Comparative analysis of the ftness of Drosophila virilis lines contrasting in response to stress

Vavilov Journal of Genetics and Breeding ◽

10.18699/vj.1834-o ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 22 (8) ◽

pp. 1090-1096

Author(s):

E. K. Karpova ◽

I. Yu. Rauschenbach ◽

N. E. Gruntenko

Keyword(s):

Heat Stress ◽

Natural Populations ◽

Population Level ◽

Stress Reaction ◽

Egg Laying ◽

Drosophila Virilis ◽

Gonadotropic Hormone ◽

Adverse Conditions ◽

Low Intensity ◽

Response To Stress

One of the crucial elements contributing to the adaptation of organisms to unfavorable environmental conditions is the reaction of stress. The study of its genetic control and role in adaptation to unfavorable conditions are of special interest. The juvenile hormone (JH) acts as a gonadotropic hormone in adult insects controlling the development of the ovaries, inducing vitellogenesis and oviposition. It was shown that a decrease in JH degradation in individuals reacting to adverse conditions by stress reaction (Rindividuals) causes delay in egg laying and seems to allow the population to “wait out” the unfavorable conditions, thereby contributing to the adaptation at the population level. However, monitoring natural populations of D. melanogaster for the capability of stress reaction demonstrated that they have a high percentage of individuals incapable of it (NRindividuals). The study of reproductive characteristics of R and NRindividuals showed that under normal conditions Rindividuals have the advantage of procreating oﬀspring. Under unfavorable conditions, if the stressor is intense enough, NRindividuals die, but if its intensity is low, then they, unlike Rindividuals, continue to produce oﬀspring. Based on these data, it was hypothesized that the balance of R and NRalleles in the population ensures its adaptation under frequent stresses of low intensity. To verify the hypothesis by an experiment, the ftness characteristics (lifespan, fecundity) of the R and NR lines of D. virilis were studied under normal conditions and under regular heat stress of various frequency.

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Role of phenol oxidases and thyrosine hydroxylase in control of dopamine content in Drosophila virilis under normal conditions and heat stress

Journal of Insect Physiology ◽

10.1016/0022-1910(94)00089-y ◽

1995 ◽

Vol 41 (3) ◽

pp. 279-286 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

I.Y. Rauschenbach ◽

L.V. Shumnaya ◽

T.M. Khlebodarova ◽

N.A. Chentsova ◽

L.G. Grenback

Keyword(s):

Heat Stress ◽

Drosophila Virilis ◽

Phenol Oxidases ◽

Dopamine Content

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Role of DOPA decarboxylase and N-acetyl transferase in regulation of dopamine content in Drosophila virilis under normal and heat stress conditions

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ◽

10.1016/s0965-1748(97)00051-9 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 27 (8-9) ◽

pp. 729-734 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

I.Yu. Rauschenbach ◽

M.Jh. Sukhanova ◽

L.V. Shumnaya ◽

N.E. Gruntenko ◽

L.G. Grenback ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heat Stress ◽

Stress Conditions ◽

Drosophila Virilis ◽

Dopa Decarboxylase ◽

Dopamine Content

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Ecdysone 20-monooxygenase activity in Drosophila virilis strains varying in ecdysteroid response to heat stress

Russian Journal of Genetics ◽

10.1134/s1022795407070174 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 43 (7) ◽

pp. 829-830 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

N. A. Chentsova ◽

N. E. Gruntenko ◽

I. Yu. Rauschenbach

Keyword(s):

Heat Stress ◽

Drosophila Virilis ◽

Monooxygenase Activity

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Plastic responses of survival and fertility following heat stress in pupal and adult Drosophila virilis

10.22541/au.163257890.03873739/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Benjamin Walsh ◽

Steven Parratt ◽

Natasha Mannion ◽

Rhonda Snook ◽

Amanda Bretman ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heat Stress ◽

High Temperature ◽

Temperature Stress ◽

High Temperatures ◽

Male Fertility ◽

Thermal Tolerance ◽

Drosophila Virilis ◽

Life History Stage ◽

Heat Hardening ◽

The Impact

The impact of rising global temperatures on survival and reproduction is putting many species at risk of extinction. In particular, it has recently been shown that thermal effects on reproduction, especially limits to male fertility, can underpin species distributions in insects. However, the physiological factors influencing fertility at high temperatures are poorly understood. Key factors that affect somatic thermal tolerance such as hardening, the ability to phenotypically increase thermal tolerance after a mild heat shock, and the differential impact of temperature on different life stages, are largely unexplored for thermal fertility tolerance. Here, we examine the impact of high temperatures on male fertility in the cosmopolitan fruit fly Drosophila virilis. We first determined whether temperature stress at either the pupal or adult life-history stage impacts fertility. We then tested the capacity for heat-hardening to mitigate heat-induced sterility. We found that thermal stress reduces fertility in different ways in pupae and adults. Pupal heat stress delays sexual maturity, whereas males heated as adults can reproduce initially following heat stress, but lose the ability to produce offspring. We also found evidence that while heat-hardening in D. virilis can improve high temperature survival, there is no significant protective impact of this same hardening treatment on fertility. These results suggest that males may be unable to prevent the costs of high temperature stress on fertility through heat-hardening which limits a species’ ability to quickly and effectively reduce fertility loss in the face of short-term high temperature events.

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Comparative analysis of the fitness of Drosophila virilis lines contrasting in response to stress

Vavilov Journal of Genetics and Breeding ◽

10.18699/vj18.34-o ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 19 (6) ◽

pp. 1-7

Author(s):

E. K. Karpova ◽

I. Yu. Rauschenbach ◽

N. E. Gruntenko

Keyword(s):

Heat Stress ◽

Natural Populations ◽

Population Level ◽

Stress Reaction ◽

Egg Laying ◽

Drosophila Virilis ◽

Gonadotropic Hormone ◽

Adverse Conditions ◽

Low Intensity ◽

Response To Stress

One of the crucial elements contributing to the adaptation of organisms to unfavorable environmental conditions is the reaction of stress. The study of its genetic control and role in adaptation to unfavorable conditions are of special interest. The juvenile hormone (JH) acts as a gonadotropic hormone in adult insects controlling the development of the ovaries, inducing vitellogenesis and oviposition. It was shown that a decrease in JH degradation in individuals reacting to adverse conditions by stress reaction (R-individuals) causes delay in egg laying and seems to allow the population to “wait out” the unfavorable conditions, thereby contributing to the adaptation at the population level. However, monitoring natural populations of D. melanogaster for the capability of stress reaction demonstrated that they have a high percentage of individuals incapable of it (NR-individuals). The study of reproductive characteristics of R- and NR-individuals showed that under normal conditions R-individuals have the advantage of procreating offspring. Under unfavorable conditions, if the stressor is intense enough, NR-individuals die, but if its intensity is low, then they, unlike R-individuals, continue to produce offspring. Based on these data, it was hypothesized that the balance of R- and NR-alleles in the population ensures its adaptation under frequent stresses of low intensity. To verify the hypothesis by an experiment, the fitness characteristics (lifespan, fecundity) of the R and NR lines of D. virilis were studied under normal conditions and under regular heat stress of various frequency.

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