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Crowded developmental environment promotes adult sex-specific nutrient consumption in a polyphagous fly.

Juliano MorimotoBinh NguyenHue DinhAnh The ThanPhillip W TaylorFleur Ponton
Published in: Frontiers in zoology (2019)
We show that larvae crowding can have important implications to ecological traits in a polyphagous fly, including traits such as adult energetic reserve, flight ability, and adult sex-specific nutrient intake. Our findings contextualise the effects of larval developmental conditions into a broad ecological framework, hence providing a better understanding of their significance to adult behaviour and fitness. Furthermore, the knowledge presented here can help us better understanding downstream density-dependent effects of mass rearing conditions of this species, with potential relevance to Sterile Insect Technique.
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