Egg size, embryonic development time and ovoviviparity in Drosophila species

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 430-434

  Markow, T A ^a,b   Beall, S ^a   Matzkin, L M ^a,b  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development time; Drosophila; Egg size; Ovoviviparity

Indexed keywords

EGG SIZE; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLY; GENOME; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; OVIPARITY; OVIPOSITION; VIVIPARITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; MALE; OVOVIVIPARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TIME; ZYGOTE;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; MALE; OVOVIVIPARITY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; ZYGOTE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SECHELLIA; DROSOPHILA YAKUBA;

EID: 58549083588     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2008.01649.x     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Bjork, A. Pitnick, S. 2006. Intensity of sexual selection along the anisogamy-isogamy continuum. Nature 441 : 742 745.
2. Brncic, D. 1966. Ecological and cytogenetic studies of Drosophila flavopilosa a neotropical species living in Cestrum flowers. Evolution 20 : 16 29.
3. Do Val, F.C. Marques, M.D. 1996. Drosophilidae (Diptera) from the pantanal of Mato Grosso (Brazil), with the description of a new species belonging to the bromeliae group of the genus Drosophila. Pap. Avulsos Zool. 39 : 223 230.
4. Drosophila 12 Genomes Consortium. 2007. Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny. Nature 450 : 203 218.
5. Garland, T. Jr., Harvey, P.H. Ives, A.R. 1992. Procedures for the analysis of comparative data using phylogenetically independent contrasts. Syst. Biol. 41 : 18 32.
6. Gregor, T., McGregor, A.P. Wieschaus, E.F. 2008. Shape and function of the bicoid morphogen gradient in dipteran species with different sized embryos. Dev. Biol. 316 : 350 358.
7. Hunter, A.S. 1979. New anthophilic Drosophila (Diptera, Drosophilidae) of Colombia. Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 72 : 372 383.
8. Hunter, A.S. 1988. High-altitude flower-breeding Drosophila (Diptera, Drosophilidae). Pan-Pac. Entomol. 64 : 299 312.
9. Hunter, A.S. 1992. Flower-breeding Drosophila of Bogota, Colombia: New species (Diptera, Drosophilidae). Pan-Pac. Entomol. 68 : 192 199.
10. Kambysellis, M.P. Heed, W.B. 1971. Studies of oogenesis in natural populations of Drosophilidae. I. Relation of ovarian development and ecological habitats of Hawaiian species. Am. Nat. 105 : 31.
11. Legal, L., Chappe, B. Jallon, J.M. 1994. Molecular basis of Morinda citrifolia (L.): toxicity on Drosophila. J. Chem. Ecol. 20 : 1931 1943.
12. Lott, S.E., Kreitman, M., Palsson, A., Alekseeva, E. Ludwig, M.Z. 2007. Canalization of segmentation and its evolution in Drosophila. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 104 : 10926 10931.
13. Markow, T.A. O'Grady, P.M. 2005. Drosophila: A Guide to Species Identification and Use. Academic Press, London.
14. Meier, R., Kotrba, M. Ferrar, P. 1999. Ovoviviparity and viviparity in the Diptera. Biol. Rev. Camb. Philos. Soc. 74 : 199 258.
15. Montague, J.R. 1984. The ecology of Hawaiian flower-breeding drosophilids. I. Selection in the larval habitat. Am. Nat. 124 : 712 722.
16. Moreteau, B., R'kha, S. David, J.R. 1994. Genetics of a nonoptimal behavior: Oviposition preference of Drosophila mauritiana for a toxic resource. Behavior Genetics 24 : 433 441.
17. Nash, W.G., Friedman, T.B. Merril, C.R. 1973. An improved ovitron: A means of collecting large quantities of timed embryos. Drosophila Information Service 50 : 191.
18. Pipkin, S.B. 1966. A new flower-feeding species of Drosophila (Diptera Drosophilidae). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 68 : 4 5.
19. Pitnick, S., Markow, T.A. Spicer, G.S. 1995. Delayed male maturity is a cost of producing large sperm in Drosophila. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 92 : 10614 10618.
20. Purvis, A. Rambaut, A. 1995. Comparative analysis by independent contrasts (caic): an apple macintosh application for analysing comparative data. Comput. Appl. Biosci. 11 : 247 251.
21. R'kha, S., Moreteau, B., Coyne, J.A. David, J.R. 1997. Evolution of a lesser fitness trait: egg production in the specialist Drosophila sechellia. Genet. Res. 69 : 17 23.
22. Sellier, R. 1955. La viviparité chez les insects. Ann. Biol. 31 : 525 545.
23. Snook, R.R. 1997. Is the production of multiple sperm types adaptive? Evolution 51 : 797 808.
24. Starmer, W.T., Polak, M., Pitnick, S., McEvey, S.F., Barker, J.S.F. Wolf, L.L. 2003. Phylogenetic, geographical, and temporal analysis of female reproductive trade-offs in drosophilidae. Evol. Biol. 33 : 139 171.
25. Throckmorton, L. H. 1966. The relationships of endemic Hawaiian Drosophilidae. University of Texas Publication 6615 : 335 348.
26. Wheeler, M. R., Takada, H. Brncic, D. 1962. The flavopilosa species group of Drosophila. University of Texas Publication 6205 : 395 413.
27. Williamson, J.H., Browder, L. Thompson, A. 1978. A method of collecting Drosophila embryos of known age. Drosophila Information Service 53 : 213.
28. Wolfner, M.F. 2006. "S.P.E.R.M." (seminal proteins (are) essential reproductive modulators): the view from Drosophila. Society for Reproduction and Fertility Supplement 65 : 183 199.