Altitudinal patterns for longevity, fecundity and senescence in Drosophila buzzatii

We tested for variation in longevity, senescence rate and early fecundity of Drosophila buzzatii along an elevational transect in Argentina, using laboratory-reared flies in laboratory tests performed to avoid extrinsic mortality. At 25°C, females from lowland populations lived longer and had a lowe...

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Autores principales: Norry, F.M., Sambucetti, P., Scannapieco, A.C., Loeschcke, V.
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spelling todo:paper_00166707_v128_n1-3_p81_Norry2023-10-03T14:14:14Z Altitudinal patterns for longevity, fecundity and senescence in Drosophila buzzatii Norry, F.M. Sambucetti, P. Scannapieco, A.C. Loeschcke, V. Drosophila Early fecundity Elevational gradient Population-by-temperature interaction Senescence rate Sex-specific variation aging altitude animal Argentina article Drosophila evolution female fertility genetics longevity male physiology Aging Altitude Animals Argentina Biological Evolution Drosophila Evolution Female Fertility Longevity Male Drosophila buzzatii We tested for variation in longevity, senescence rate and early fecundity of Drosophila buzzatii along an elevational transect in Argentina, using laboratory-reared flies in laboratory tests performed to avoid extrinsic mortality. At 25°C, females from lowland populations lived longer and had a lower demographic rate of senescence than females from highland populations. Minimal instead of maximal temperature at the sites of origin of population best predicted this cline. A very different pattern was found at higher test temperature. At 29.5°C, longevity of males increased with altitude of origin of population. No clinal trend was apparent for longevity of females at 29.5°C. There was evidence for a trade-off between early fecundity and longevity at non-stressful temperature (25°C) along the altitudinal gradient. This trait association is consistent with evolutionary theories of aging. Population-by-temperature and sex-by-temperature interactions indicate that senescence patterns are expressed in environment specific ways. © 2006 Springer. Fil:Norry, F.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Sambucetti, P. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Scannapieco, A.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00166707_v128_n1-3_p81_Norry
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topic Drosophila
Early fecundity
Elevational gradient
Population-by-temperature interaction
Senescence rate
Sex-specific variation
aging
altitude
animal
Argentina
article
Drosophila
evolution
female
fertility
genetics
longevity
male
physiology
Aging
Altitude
Animals
Argentina
Biological Evolution
Drosophila
Evolution
Female
Fertility
Longevity
Male
Drosophila buzzatii
spellingShingle Drosophila
Early fecundity
Elevational gradient
Population-by-temperature interaction
Senescence rate
Sex-specific variation
aging
altitude
animal
Argentina
article
Drosophila
evolution
female
fertility
genetics
longevity
male
physiology
Aging
Altitude
Animals
Argentina
Biological Evolution
Drosophila
Evolution
Female
Fertility
Longevity
Male
Drosophila buzzatii
Norry, F.M.
Sambucetti, P.
Scannapieco, A.C.
Loeschcke, V.
Altitudinal patterns for longevity, fecundity and senescence in Drosophila buzzatii
topic_facet Drosophila
Early fecundity
Elevational gradient
Population-by-temperature interaction
Senescence rate
Sex-specific variation
aging
altitude
animal
Argentina
article
Drosophila
evolution
female
fertility
genetics
longevity
male
physiology
Aging
Altitude
Animals
Argentina
Biological Evolution
Drosophila
Evolution
Female
Fertility
Longevity
Male
Drosophila buzzatii
description We tested for variation in longevity, senescence rate and early fecundity of Drosophila buzzatii along an elevational transect in Argentina, using laboratory-reared flies in laboratory tests performed to avoid extrinsic mortality. At 25°C, females from lowland populations lived longer and had a lower demographic rate of senescence than females from highland populations. Minimal instead of maximal temperature at the sites of origin of population best predicted this cline. A very different pattern was found at higher test temperature. At 29.5°C, longevity of males increased with altitude of origin of population. No clinal trend was apparent for longevity of females at 29.5°C. There was evidence for a trade-off between early fecundity and longevity at non-stressful temperature (25°C) along the altitudinal gradient. This trait association is consistent with evolutionary theories of aging. Population-by-temperature and sex-by-temperature interactions indicate that senescence patterns are expressed in environment specific ways. © 2006 Springer.
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author Norry, F.M.
Sambucetti, P.
Scannapieco, A.C.
Loeschcke, V.
author_facet Norry, F.M.
Sambucetti, P.
Scannapieco, A.C.
Loeschcke, V.
author_sort Norry, F.M.
title Altitudinal patterns for longevity, fecundity and senescence in Drosophila buzzatii
title_short Altitudinal patterns for longevity, fecundity and senescence in Drosophila buzzatii
title_full Altitudinal patterns for longevity, fecundity and senescence in Drosophila buzzatii
title_fullStr Altitudinal patterns for longevity, fecundity and senescence in Drosophila buzzatii
title_full_unstemmed Altitudinal patterns for longevity, fecundity and senescence in Drosophila buzzatii
title_sort altitudinal patterns for longevity, fecundity and senescence in drosophila buzzatii
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