Divergence of Drosophila species: longevity and reproduction under different nutrient balances
Divergence of Drosophila species: longevity and reproduction under different nutrient balances
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果蝇物种的分化:不同营养平衡下的寿命和繁殖
DOI:
10.1111/gtc.12798
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发表时间:
2020
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影响因子:
2.1
通讯作者:
Tadashi Uemura
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作者:
Masayoshi Watada;Yusaku Hayashi;Kaori Watanabe;Shoko Mizutani;Ayumi Mure;Yukako Hattori;Tadashi Uemura
How nutrition impacts growth, reproduction and longevity is complex because relationships between these life events are difficult to disentangle. As a first step in sorting out these processes, we carried out a comparative analysis of related species ofDrosophilawith distinct feeding habits. In particular, we examined life spans and egg laying of two generalists and three specialists on diets with distinct protein‐to‐carbohydrate ratios. In contrast to the generalistD. melanogaster, adult males of two specialists,D. sechelliaandD. elegans, lived longer on a protein‐rich diet. These results and our previous studies collectively show that the diet to which larvae of each specialist species have adapted ensures a longer life span of adult males of that same species. We also found a species‐specific sexual dimorphism of life span in the above two specialists regardless of the diets, which was in sharp contrast toD. melanogaster. InD. melanogaster, males lived longer than females, whereas females ofD. sechelliaandD. eleganswere longer‐lived than males, and those specialist females were exceedingly low in egg production, relative to the other species. We discuss our findings from perspectives of mechanisms, including a possible contribution of egg production to life span.