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Effect of prey quantity on reproductive and developmental attributes of a ladybird beetle, Anegleis cardoni

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2010

Omkar ,
Jyotsna Sahu  and
Gyanendra Kumar
Omkar*
Affiliation:
Ladybird Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow226 007, India
Jyotsna Sahu
Affiliation:
Ladybird Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow226 007, India
Gyanendra Kumar
Affiliation:
Ladybird Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow226 007, India
*
*E-mail: omkaar55@hotmail.com
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Abstract

In the present study, immediate and trans-generational effects of parental diets (i.e. abundant and scarce) were investigated in a ladybird beetle Anegleis cardoni (Weise). Prey scarcity prolonged pre-oviposition period and reduced fecundity and egg viability. Reduced survival and developmental rate of progeny was recorded under prey-scarce conditions. The progeny of parents reared under prey-scarce conditions developed more slowly than that of those reared under prey-abundant conditions, regardless of the progeny diets. This study indicates the existence of parental diet effects on progeny survival and developmental attributes.

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developmental ratepaternal and maternal effectsprey quantityreproductive attributestrans-generational effect

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International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , March 2010 , pp. 48 - 56
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Copyright © ICIPE 2010

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