Atrazine exposure affects longevity, development time and body size in Drosophila melanogaster
| Autor: | Anthony C. Fiumera, Sarah R. Marcus |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
Male Physiology media_common.quotation_subject Longevity Zoology Fertility Biology Article Life history theory Toxicology 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound Sexual Behavior Animal Animals Body Size Atrazine Mating media_common Herbicides Hormesis Pupa Fecundity 030104 developmental biology Drosophila melanogaster chemistry Insect Science Larva Female Reproduction |
| Zdroj: | Journal of insect physiology. |
| ISSN: | 1879-1611 |
| Popis: | Atrazine is the one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States and non-target organisms may encounter it in the environment. Atrazine is known to affect male reproduction in both vertebrates and invertebrates but less is known about its effects on other fitness traits. Here we assessed the effects of five different chronic exposure levels on a variety of fitness traits in Drosophila melanogaster. We measured male and female longevity, development time, proportion pupated, proportion emerged, body size, female mating rate, fertility and fecundity. Atrazine exposure decreased the proportion pupated, the proportion emerged and adult survival. Development time was also affected by atrazine and exposed flies pupated and emerged earlier than controls. Although development time was accelerated, body size was actually larger in some of the exposures. Atrazine exposure had no effect on female mating rate and the effects on female fertility and fecundity were only observed in one of the two independent experimental blocks. Many of the traits showed non-monotonic dose response curves, where the intermediate concentrations showed the largest effects. Overall this study shows that atrazine influences a variety of life history traits in the model genetic system, D. melanogaster, and future studies should aim to identify the molecular mechanisms of toxicity. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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