Sex, life history and morphology drive individual variation in flight performance of an insect parasitoid

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Fischbein, Deborah; Villacide, Jose Maria; De La Vega, Gerardo; Corley, Juan Carlos
Año de publicación
2017
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1. The movement of organisms can be driven by multiple factors and has implications for fitness and the spatial distribution of populations. Insects spend a large proportion of their adult lives foraging by flying for resources; however, their capability and motivation to move can vary across individuals. 2. The aims of this study were to examine interindividual and sex differences in flight performance and flight characteristics, using a flight mill bioassay, in Megarhyssa nortoni (Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae), one of the most important pests of pine afforestation worldwide. We also assessed the influence of morphological traits in combination with sex on flight and explored the cost of flight on longevity and mass loss. 3. The results show a difference between sexes in flight characteristics and performance. Females show greater total distance flown than males, and have a better capacity to undergo sustained flight. Sexual size dimorphism was also found and it was noted that size positively affects distances travelled. Females have a longer life span than males, yet no differences were noted in longevity within sex between individuals that did not fly and those that flew. Age did not influence flight performance of females or impacted on post-flight longevity. Females lost less body mass than males even after flying longer distances. 4. These results suggest that sex-specific behaviours probably govern flight abilities together with (and not only because of) morphological traits. The paper discusses sex-specific life-history strategies in parasitoids and their implications for biocontrol programmes.
Fil: Fischbein, Deborah. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Villacide, Jose Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina
Fil: De La Vega, Gerardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Corley, Juan Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Ecological entomology : 1-9. (2017)
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Parasitoides
Parasitoids
Insecta
Vuelo
Flight
Megarhyssa Nortoni
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sex, life history and morphology drive individual variation in flight performance of an insect parasitoid
title Sex, life history and morphology drive individual variation in flight performance of an insect parasitoid
spellingShingle Sex, life history and morphology drive individual variation in flight performance of an insect parasitoid
Fischbein, Deborah
Parasitoides
Parasitoids
Insecta
Vuelo
Flight
Megarhyssa Nortoni
title_short Sex, life history and morphology drive individual variation in flight performance of an insect parasitoid
title_full Sex, life history and morphology drive individual variation in flight performance of an insect parasitoid
title_fullStr Sex, life history and morphology drive individual variation in flight performance of an insect parasitoid
title_full_unstemmed Sex, life history and morphology drive individual variation in flight performance of an insect parasitoid
title_sort Sex, life history and morphology drive individual variation in flight performance of an insect parasitoid
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fischbein, Deborah
Villacide, Jose Maria
De La Vega, Gerardo
Corley, Juan Carlos
author Fischbein, Deborah
author_facet Fischbein, Deborah
Villacide, Jose Maria
De La Vega, Gerardo
Corley, Juan Carlos
author_role author
author2 Villacide, Jose Maria
De La Vega, Gerardo
Corley, Juan Carlos
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Parasitoides
Parasitoids
Insecta
Vuelo
Flight
Megarhyssa Nortoni
topic Parasitoides
Parasitoids
Insecta
Vuelo
Flight
Megarhyssa Nortoni
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 1. The movement of organisms can be driven by multiple factors and has implications for fitness and the spatial distribution of populations. Insects spend a large proportion of their adult lives foraging by flying for resources; however, their capability and motivation to move can vary across individuals. 2. The aims of this study were to examine interindividual and sex differences in flight performance and flight characteristics, using a flight mill bioassay, in Megarhyssa nortoni (Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae), one of the most important pests of pine afforestation worldwide. We also assessed the influence of morphological traits in combination with sex on flight and explored the cost of flight on longevity and mass loss. 3. The results show a difference between sexes in flight characteristics and performance. Females show greater total distance flown than males, and have a better capacity to undergo sustained flight. Sexual size dimorphism was also found and it was noted that size positively affects distances travelled. Females have a longer life span than males, yet no differences were noted in longevity within sex between individuals that did not fly and those that flew. Age did not influence flight performance of females or impacted on post-flight longevity. Females lost less body mass than males even after flying longer distances. 4. These results suggest that sex-specific behaviours probably govern flight abilities together with (and not only because of) morphological traits. The paper discusses sex-specific life-history strategies in parasitoids and their implications for biocontrol programmes.
Fil: Fischbein, Deborah. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Villacide, Jose Maria. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina
Fil: De La Vega, Gerardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Corley, Juan Carlos. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Bariloche. Grupo de Ecología de Poblaciones de Insectos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description 1. The movement of organisms can be driven by multiple factors and has implications for fitness and the spatial distribution of populations. Insects spend a large proportion of their adult lives foraging by flying for resources; however, their capability and motivation to move can vary across individuals. 2. The aims of this study were to examine interindividual and sex differences in flight performance and flight characteristics, using a flight mill bioassay, in Megarhyssa nortoni (Hymenoptera; Ichneumonidae), a parasitoid of the invasive woodwasp Sirex noctilio (Hymenoptera: Siricidae), one of the most important pests of pine afforestation worldwide. We also assessed the influence of morphological traits in combination with sex on flight and explored the cost of flight on longevity and mass loss. 3. The results show a difference between sexes in flight characteristics and performance. Females show greater total distance flown than males, and have a better capacity to undergo sustained flight. Sexual size dimorphism was also found and it was noted that size positively affects distances travelled. Females have a longer life span than males, yet no differences were noted in longevity within sex between individuals that did not fly and those that flew. Age did not influence flight performance of females or impacted on post-flight longevity. Females lost less body mass than males even after flying longer distances. 4. These results suggest that sex-specific behaviours probably govern flight abilities together with (and not only because of) morphological traits. The paper discusses sex-specific life-history strategies in parasitoids and their implications for biocontrol programmes.
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