ULTRASTRUCTURE AND RESISTANCE TO WATER-LOSS IN EGGS OF ACANTHOSCELIDES-OBTECTUS SAY (COLEOPTERA, BRUCHIDAE)
ULTRASTRUCTURE AND RESISTANCE TO WATER-LOSS IN EGGS OF ACANTHOSCELIDES-OBTECTUS SAY (COLEOPTERA, BRUCHIDAE)
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DOI:
10.1016/0022-1910(81)90003-2
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发表时间:
1981-01-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
HAMON, C
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作者:
BIEMONT, JC;CHAUVIN, G;HAMON, C
The mature oocyte of A. obtectus say is surrounded by 3 envelopes: an external layer, a chorion and a vitelline membrane. The external layer is secreted by the walls of the lateral oviducts. The chorion and vitelline membrane are secreted by the follicular cells. The vitelline membrane becomes very compact during the hour following fertilization and laying. The chorion is composed of 3 layers, one of which has a paracrystalline ultrastructure. Mature, unfertilized, chorion-containing oocytes, whose vitelline membranes are loose, dehydrate rapidly in a dry atmosphere after laying or after removal from the lateral oviducts. Fertilized eggs are quite resistant to desiccation: after 12 days at 25.degree. C and 5% relative humidity, viable larvae are obtained. The compact vitelline membrane is the most effective protection against dehydration. The chorion and the external layer are much less effective in preventing water loss from the egg. The retention of eggs is the lateral oviducts does not seem to lead to any modification of the structure of their envelopes.