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The dynamics of ovarian maturation and oocyte resorption in the Queensland fruit fly, Dacus tryoni , in daily‐rhythmic and constant temperature regimes
Author(s) -
MEATS A.,
KHOO K. C.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
physiological entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1365-3032
pISSN - 0307-6962
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3032.1976.tb00963.x
Subject(s) - oocyte , biology , vitellogenesis , resorption , zoology , constant (computer programming) , andrology , endocrinology , microbiology and biotechnology , embryo , medicine , computer science , programming language
The rate of oocyte development in constant regimes corresponded to the rates predicted by Pritchard's (1970) relationship which indicates that the lower temperature threshold is 13.5dgC. Rates in fluctuating regimes indicated that development occurs at certain temperatures below the constant threshold if these are alternated with higher temperatures on a daily basis In certain fluctuating regimes, oocyte development occurred at a rate in excess of 3.5% per day and maturation proceeded to completion. In such regimes resorption occurred only if egg laying was prevented; when this happened the terminal oocytes usually remained intact and the penultimate ones were resorbed. In other fluctuating regimes, oocyte development proceeded at a rate of less than 3.5% per day and no maturation was achieved because the most advanced oocytes were resorbed‐either before or during the vitellogenic phase. The 3.5% threshold corresponds to a value of 2 day‐degrees per day (2DDPD) above 13.5d̀C. Resorption, but no development, was observed in partly mature flies around O DDPD, whereas neither occurred in a still colder regime. These results are shown to be in accord with Fletcher's (1975) field data which are also used to discuss the significance of resorption. Finally, the DDPD relationship is used to define those daily temperature profiles which may permit maturation in the field.