Thermoprofile Parameters Affect Survival of Megachile rotundata During Exposure to Low-Temperatures
| Autor: | Arun Rajamohan, George D. Yocum, Kendra J. Greenlee, Kathleen M. Yeater, Joseph P. Rinehart, Julia H. Bowsher |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences Time Factors biology Pulse (signal processing) Wave form Longevity Pupa Temperature Improved survival Megachile rotundata Plant Science Bees biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Temperature stress Cold Temperature 010602 entomology Animal science Animals Female Animal Science and Zoology |
| Zdroj: | Integrative and Comparative Biology. 59:1089-1102 |
| ISSN: | 1557-7023 1540-7063 |
| Popis: | Insects exposed to low temperature stress can experience chill injury, but incorporating fluctuating thermoprofiles increases survival and blocks the development of sub-lethal effects. The specific parameters required for a protective thermoprofile are poorly understood, because most studies test a limited range of thermoprofiles. For example, thermoprofiles with a wave profile may perform better than a square profile, but these two profiles are rarely compared. In this study, two developmental stages of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata, eye-pigmented pupae, and emergence-ready adults, were exposed to one of eight thermoprofiles for up to 8 weeks. All the thermoprofiles had a base of 6°C and a peak temperature of either 12°C or 18°C. The duration at peak temperature varied depending on the shape of the thermoprofile, either square or wave form. Two other treatments acted as controls, a constant 6°C and a fluctuating thermal regime (FTR) with a base temperature of 6°C that was interrupted daily by a single, 1-h pulse at 20°C. Compared with constant 6°C, all the test thermoprofiles significantly improved survival. Compared with the FTR control, the thermoprofiles with a peak temperature of 18°C outperformed the 12°C profiles. Bees in the eye-pigmented stage exposed to the 18°C profiles separated into two groups based on the shape of the profile, with higher survival in the square profiles compared with the wave profiles. Bees in the emergence-ready stage exposed to 18°C profiles all had significantly higher survival than bees in the FTR controls. Counter to expectations, the least ecologically relevant thermoprofiles (square) had the highest survival rates and blocked the development of sub-lethal effects (delayed emergence). |
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