Parental age at mating affects reproductive attributes of the aphidophagous ladybird beetle, Coelophora saucia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)
Ageing and its affect on life attributes have not been widely explored in ladybirds. The present study investigates the influence of female and male age at mating on the reproductive attributes of the ladybird beetle, Coelophora saucia (Mulsant). All reproductive attributes, viz. fecundity, percenta...
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| description | Ageing and its affect on life attributes have not been widely explored in ladybirds. The present study investigates the influence of female and male age at mating on the reproductive attributes of the ladybird beetle, Coelophora saucia (Mulsant). All reproductive attributes, viz. fecundity, percentage egg hatch, pre-oviposition, oviposition and post-oviposition periods were found to be influenced by the ages of both females and males at mating. This is unlike the results of previous studies on ladybirds, where male age was found to influence only percentage egg hatch. The influence of male age at mating on fecundity and reproductive periods is probably due to age influenced variation in seminal proteins, which influence fecundity and when the eggs are laid. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3db2ea4fb5f44eb2a284ab0ddf62af572022-12-21T17:15:12ZengInstitute of Entomology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of ScienceEuropean Journal of Entomology1210-57591802-88292010-07-01107334134710.14411/eje.2010.043eje-201003-0007Parental age at mating affects reproductive attributes of the aphidophagous ladybird beetle, Coelophora saucia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae)OMKAR0Satyendra K. SINGH1Geetanjali MISHRA2Ladybird Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007, India;Ladybird Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007, India;Ladybird Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007, India;Ageing and its affect on life attributes have not been widely explored in ladybirds. The present study investigates the influence of female and male age at mating on the reproductive attributes of the ladybird beetle, Coelophora saucia (Mulsant). All reproductive attributes, viz. fecundity, percentage egg hatch, pre-oviposition, oviposition and post-oviposition periods were found to be influenced by the ages of both females and males at mating. This is unlike the results of previous studies on ladybirds, where male age was found to influence only percentage egg hatch. The influence of male age at mating on fecundity and reproductive periods is probably due to age influenced variation in seminal proteins, which influence fecundity and when the eggs are laid.https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201003-0007_Parental_age_at_mating_affects_reproductive_attributes_of_the_aphidophagous_ladybird_beetle_Coelophora_saucia.phpcoleopteracoccinellidaecoelophora sauciafecundityegg viabilitypaternal agematernal age |
| spellingShingle | OMKAR Satyendra K. SINGH Geetanjali MISHRA Parental age at mating affects reproductive attributes of the aphidophagous ladybird beetle, Coelophora saucia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) European Journal of Entomology coleoptera coccinellidae coelophora saucia fecundity egg viability paternal age maternal age |
| title | Parental age at mating affects reproductive attributes of the aphidophagous ladybird beetle, Coelophora saucia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) |
| title_full | Parental age at mating affects reproductive attributes of the aphidophagous ladybird beetle, Coelophora saucia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) |
| title_fullStr | Parental age at mating affects reproductive attributes of the aphidophagous ladybird beetle, Coelophora saucia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Parental age at mating affects reproductive attributes of the aphidophagous ladybird beetle, Coelophora saucia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) |
| title_short | Parental age at mating affects reproductive attributes of the aphidophagous ladybird beetle, Coelophora saucia (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) |
| title_sort | parental age at mating affects reproductive attributes of the aphidophagous ladybird beetle coelophora saucia coleoptera coccinellidae |
| topic | coleoptera coccinellidae coelophora saucia fecundity egg viability paternal age maternal age |
| url | https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201003-0007_Parental_age_at_mating_affects_reproductive_attributes_of_the_aphidophagous_ladybird_beetle_Coelophora_saucia.php |
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