Seasonal changes in the fatty acid profile of the tick Ixodes ricinus (Acari, Ixodidae)
| Autor: | Piotr Stepnowski, Piotr Cuber, Marek Gołębiowski, Aleksandra M. Naczk, Aleksandra Urbanek |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Nymph 0106 biological sciences 0301 basic medicine Ixodes ricinus Zoology Tick 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry 03 medical and health sciences Animals Acari chemistry.chemical_classification Ixodes Ecology biology Fatty Acids Temperature Fatty acid Feeding Behavior General Medicine biology.organism_classification 030104 developmental biology chemistry Animal ecology Insect Science Female Poland Seasons Ixodidae |
| Zdroj: | Experimental and Applied Acarology. 69:155-165 |
| ISSN: | 1572-9702 0168-8162 |
| Popis: | Fatty acids (FAs) from nymphs, females and males of Ixodes ricinus were analysed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Ticks were collected from May to October 2013. The most abundant FAs were 18:1, 18:0, 16:0 and 18:2 which are also dominant FAs of insects. Adults contained higher concentrations of FAs in general than nymphs because they contain more fat body and probably a thicker layer of epicuticular lipids. Larger quantities of FAs > 20 carbon atoms in the carboxylic chain were present in females, which generally show higher content of lipids essential for oogenesis, whereas there were similar amounts of 14-18 in both sexes. In September and October, ticks contained large concentrations of the majority of FAs except for 18:1, the most abundant one in ticks collected from May through August. Thus, most FAs, especially those with more than 20 C atoms, tend to increase at lower temperatures. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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