Effects of Flight on Reproductive Development in Long-Winged Female Crickets (<i>Velarifictorus aspersus</i> Walker; Orthoptera: Gryllidae) with Differences in Flight Behavior
A trade-off between the capacity for flight and reproduction has been documented extensively in wing polymorphic female insects, thereby supporting the possible fitness gain due to flightlessness. However, most of these studies were conducted without considering the effect of flight behavior. In the...
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| description | A trade-off between the capacity for flight and reproduction has been documented extensively in wing polymorphic female insects, thereby supporting the possible fitness gain due to flightlessness. However, most of these studies were conducted without considering the effect of flight behavior. In the present study, we assessed the flight duration by long-winged (LW) females in the cricket species <i>Velarifictorus aspersus</i> on different days after adult emergence and examined the effect of flight on ovarian development in LW females with different flight capacities. Our results showed that the flight capacity increased with age and peaked after 5 days. In addition, the flight capacity varied among individuals, where most LW females could only take short flights (sustained flight time < 10 min) and only a few individuals could take long flights (sustained flight time > 20 min). In LW female crickets demonstrating only short flights, repeated flying for 30 or 60 min significantly promoted reproductive development. However, in those capable of long flights, reproductive development was affected only after a flight of 60 min. The flight muscles degraded after the start of rapid reproduction in those with both short and long flights. Our results indicated that the critical flight time for switching from flight to reproduction varies among LW <i>V. aspersus</i> female crickets with polymorphic flight behavior. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0e16cc254a94890b2f42f6c98be3df72023-11-30T22:48:43ZengMDPI AGInsects2075-44502023-01-011417910.3390/insects14010079Effects of Flight on Reproductive Development in Long-Winged Female Crickets (<i>Velarifictorus aspersus</i> Walker; Orthoptera: Gryllidae) with Differences in Flight BehaviorYe-Song Ren0Bin Zhang1Yang Zeng2Dao-Hong Zhu3Laboratory of Insect Behavior and Evolutionary Ecology, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, ChinaLaboratory of Insect Behavior and Evolutionary Ecology, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, ChinaLaboratory of Insect Behavior and Evolutionary Ecology, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, ChinaLaboratory of Insect Behavior and Evolutionary Ecology, College of Life Science and Technology, Central South University of Forestry and Technology, Changsha 410004, ChinaA trade-off between the capacity for flight and reproduction has been documented extensively in wing polymorphic female insects, thereby supporting the possible fitness gain due to flightlessness. However, most of these studies were conducted without considering the effect of flight behavior. In the present study, we assessed the flight duration by long-winged (LW) females in the cricket species <i>Velarifictorus aspersus</i> on different days after adult emergence and examined the effect of flight on ovarian development in LW females with different flight capacities. Our results showed that the flight capacity increased with age and peaked after 5 days. In addition, the flight capacity varied among individuals, where most LW females could only take short flights (sustained flight time < 10 min) and only a few individuals could take long flights (sustained flight time > 20 min). In LW female crickets demonstrating only short flights, repeated flying for 30 or 60 min significantly promoted reproductive development. However, in those capable of long flights, reproductive development was affected only after a flight of 60 min. The flight muscles degraded after the start of rapid reproduction in those with both short and long flights. Our results indicated that the critical flight time for switching from flight to reproduction varies among LW <i>V. aspersus</i> female crickets with polymorphic flight behavior.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/1/79flight behaviortrade-offflight musclereproductionmigration |
| spellingShingle | Ye-Song Ren Bin Zhang Yang Zeng Dao-Hong Zhu Effects of Flight on Reproductive Development in Long-Winged Female Crickets (<i>Velarifictorus aspersus</i> Walker; Orthoptera: Gryllidae) with Differences in Flight Behavior Insects flight behavior trade-off flight muscle reproduction migration |
| title | Effects of Flight on Reproductive Development in Long-Winged Female Crickets (<i>Velarifictorus aspersus</i> Walker; Orthoptera: Gryllidae) with Differences in Flight Behavior |
| title_full | Effects of Flight on Reproductive Development in Long-Winged Female Crickets (<i>Velarifictorus aspersus</i> Walker; Orthoptera: Gryllidae) with Differences in Flight Behavior |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Flight on Reproductive Development in Long-Winged Female Crickets (<i>Velarifictorus aspersus</i> Walker; Orthoptera: Gryllidae) with Differences in Flight Behavior |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Flight on Reproductive Development in Long-Winged Female Crickets (<i>Velarifictorus aspersus</i> Walker; Orthoptera: Gryllidae) with Differences in Flight Behavior |
| title_short | Effects of Flight on Reproductive Development in Long-Winged Female Crickets (<i>Velarifictorus aspersus</i> Walker; Orthoptera: Gryllidae) with Differences in Flight Behavior |
| title_sort | effects of flight on reproductive development in long winged female crickets i velarifictorus aspersus i walker orthoptera gryllidae with differences in flight behavior |
| topic | flight behavior trade-off flight muscle reproduction migration |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/1/79 |
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