Disentangling environmental effects on adult life span in a butterfly across the metamorphic boundary

Experimental Gerontology

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 805-811

  Bauerfeind, Stephanie S ^a   Perlick, Jana E C ^b   Fischer, Klaus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bicyclus anynana; Developmental plasticity; Dietary restriction; Food stress; Lepidoptera; Longevity; Temperature; Thrifty phenotype

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEEDING; FEMALE; IMAGO; INSECT; LIFE CYCLE; LIFE HISTORY; LIFESPAN; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; CLIMATE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOT TEMPERATURE; LARVA; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE;

BICYCLUS ANYNANA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 70449732079     PISSN: 05315565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

References (69)

1. Atkinson D. Temperature and organism size - a biological law for ectotherms?. Adv. Ecol. Res. 25 (1994) 1-58
2. Bauerfeind S.S., and Fischer K. Effects of food stress and density in different life stages on reproduction in a butterfly. Oikos 111 (2005) 514-524
3. Bauerfeind S.S., and Fischer K. Effects of adult-derived carbohydrates, amino acids and micronutrients on female reproduction in a fruit-feeding butterfly. J. Insect Physiol. 51 (2005) 545-554
4. Bauerfeind S.S., Fischer K., Hartstein S., Janowitz S., and Martin-Creuzburg D. Effects of adult nutrition on female reproduction in a fruit-feeding butterfly: the role of fruit decay and dietary lipids. J. Insect Physiol. 53 (2007) 964-973
5. Berrigan D., and Charnov E.L. Reaction norms for age and size at maturity in response to temperature: a puzzle for life historians. Oikos 70 (1994) 474-478
6. Blanckenhorn W.U. Different growth responses to temperature and resource limitation in three fly species with similar life histories. Evol. Ecol. 13 (1999) 395-409
7. Bochdanovits Z., and De Jong G. Temperature dependent larval resource allocation shaping adult body size in Drosophila melanogaster. J. Evol. Biol. 16 (2003) 1159-1167
8. Boggs C.L. Reproductive allocation from reserves and income in butterfly species with differing adult diets. Ecology 78 (1997) 181-191
9. Boggs C.L. Dynamics of reproductive allocation from juvenile and adult feeding: radiotracer studies. Ecology 78 (1997) 192-202
10. Boggs C.L. Understanding insect life histories and senescence through a resource allocation lens. Funct. Ecol. 23 (2009) 27-37
11. Brakefield P.M. Phenotypic plasticity and fluctuating asymmetry as responses to environmental stress in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. In: Bijlsma R.R., and Loeschke V. (Eds). Environmental Stress: Adaptation and Evolution (1997), Birkhäuser 65-78
12. Brakefield P.M., and Reitsma N. Phenotypic plasticity, seasonal climate and the population biology of Bicyclus butterflies (Satyridae) in Malawi. Ecol. Entomol. 16 (1991) 291-303
13. Brakefield P.M., Gems D., Cowen T., Christensen K., Grubeck-Loebenstein B., Keller L., Oeppen J., Rodriguez-Pena A., Stazi M.A., Tatar M., and Westendorp R.G.J. What are the effects of maternal and pre-adult environments on ageing in humans and are there lessons from animal models?. Mech. Ageing Dev. 126 (2005) 431-438
14. Burger J.M.S., Hwangbo D.S., Corby-Harris V., and Promislow D.E.L. The functional costs and benefits of dietary restriction in Drosophila. Aging Cell 6 (2007) 63-71
15. Clark A.M., and Kidwell R.N. Effects of developmental temperatures on the adult life span of Mormoniella vitripennis females. Exp. Geront. 2 (1967) 79-84
16. Collins N.C. Developmental responses to food limitation as indicators of environmental conditions for Ephydra cinerea Jones (Diptera). Ecology 61 (1980) 650-661
17. Conti B. Considerations on temperature, longevity and aging. Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 65 (2008) 1626-1630
18. Dhileepan K., Trevino M., and Raghu S. Effect of temperature on the survival of Aconophora compressa Walker (Hemiptera: Membracidae): implications for weed biocontrol. Aust. J. Entomol. 44 (2005) 457-462
19. Dmitriew C., and Rowe L. Effects of early resource limitation and compensatory growth on lifetime fitness in the ladybird beetle (Harmonia axyridis). J. Evol. Ecol. 20 (2007) 1298-1310
20. Fadamiro H.Y., Chen L., Onagbola E.O., and Graham L.F. Lifespan and patterns of accumulation and mobilization of nutrients in the sugar-fed phorid fly, Pseudacteon tricuspis. Physiol. Entomol. 30 (2005) 212-224
21. Ferkau C., and Fischer K. Costs of reproduction in male Bicyclus anynana and Pieris napi butterflies: effects of mating history and food limitation. Ethology 112 (2006) 1117-1127
22. Fischer K., and Fiedler K. Effects of adult feeding and temperature regime on fecundity and longevity in the butterfly Lycaena hippothoe (Lycaenidae). J. Lepid. Soc. 54 (2001) 91-95
23. Fischer K., O'Brien D.M., and Boggs C.L. Allocation of larval and adult resources to reproduction in a fruit-feeding butterfly. Funct. Ecol. 18 (2004) 656-663
24. Fischer K., Brakefield P.M., and Zwaan B.J. Plasticity in butterfly egg size: why larger offspring at lower temperatures?. Ecology 84 (2003) 3138-3147
25. Fischer K., Perlick J., and Galetz T. Residual reproductive value and male mating success: older males do better. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 275 (2008) 1517-1524
26. Fox C.W., and Stillwell R.C. Environmental effects on sex differences in the genetic load for adult lifespan in a seed-feeding beetle. Heredity 103 (2009) 62-72
27. Gluckman P.D., Hanson M.A., and Spencer H.G. Predictive adaptive responses and human evolution. TREE 20 (2005) 527-533
28. Gwynne D.T. Sexual differences in response to larval food stress in two nuptial feeding orthopterans - implications for sexual selection. Oikos 105 (2004) 619-625
29. Honěk A. Intraspecific variation in body size and fecundity in insects: a general relationship. Oikos 66 (1993) 483-492
30. Karl I., and Fischer K. Why get big in the cold? Towards a solution to a life-history puzzle. Oecologia 155 (2008) 215-225
31. Karl I., Lorenz M.W., and Fischer K. Energetics of reproduction: consequences of divergent selection on egg size, food limitation and female age on egg composition and reproductive effort in a butterfly. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 91 (2007) 403-418
32. Kingsolver J.G., and Huey R.B. Size, temperature, and fitness: three rules. Evol. Ecol. Res. 10 (2008) 251-268
33. Kingsolver J.G., Shlichta J.G., Ragland G.J., and Massie K.R. Thermal reaction norms for caterpillar growth depend on diet. Evol. Ecol. Res. 8 (2006) 703-715
34. Kulminski A.M., Molleman F., Culminskaya I.V., Arbeev K.G., Ukraintseva S.V., Carey J.R., and Yashin A.I. Date of eclosion modulates longevity: insights across dietary-restriction gradients and female reproduction in the mexfly Anastrepha ludens. Exp. Gerontol. 44 (2009) 718-726
35. Kuo M.H., Chio M.C., and Perng J.J. Temperature effects on life history traits of the corn leaf aphid, Rhopalosiphum maidis (Homoptera: Aphididae) on corn in Taiwan. Appl. Entomol. Zool. 41 (2006) 171-177
36. Larsen T.B. The Butterflies of Kenya (1991), Oxford University Press
37. Lee K.P., Simpson S.J., Clissold F.J., Brooks R., Ballard J.W.O., Taylor P.W., Soran N., and Raubenheimer D. Lifespan and reproduction in Drosophila: new insights from nutritional geometry. PNAS 19 (2008) 2498-2503
38. Lyytinen A., Brakefield P.M., Lindström L., and Mappes J. Does predation maintain eyespot plasticity in Bicyclus anynana?. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 271 (2004) 279-283
39. Mair W., Piper M.D.W., and Partridge L. Calories do not explain extension of life span by dietary restriction in Drosophila. PLoS Biol. 3 (2005) 1305-1311
40. Masoro E.J. Hormesis and the antiaging action of dietary restriction. Exp. Gerontol. 33 (1998) 61-66
41. Metcalfe N.B., and Monaghan P. Compensation for a bad start: grow now, pay later?. Trends Ecol. Evol. 16 (2001) 254-260
42. Min K.J., and Tatar M. Restriction of amino acids extends lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster. Mech. Ageing Dev. 127 (2006) 643-646
43. Mockett R.J., Cooper T.M., Orr W.C., and Sohal R.S. Effects of caloric restriction are species-specific. Biogerontology 7 (2006) 157-160
44. Molleman F., Grunsven R.H.A., Liefting M., Zwaan B.J., and Brakefield P.M. Is male puddling behaviour of tropical butterflies targeted at sodium for nuptial gifts or activity?. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 86 (2005) 345-361
45. Molleman F., Ding J., Wang J.-L., Brakefield P.M., Carey J.R., and Zwaan B.J. Amino acid sources in the adult diet do not affect life span and fecundity in the fruit-feeding butterfly Bicyclus anynana. Ecol. Entomol. 33 (2008) 429-438
46. Molleman F., Ding J., Boggs C.L., Carey J.R., and Arlet M.E. Does dietary restriction reduce life span in male fruit-feeding butterflies?. Exp. Gerontol. 44 (2009) 601-606
47. Monaghan P., Charmantier A., Nussey D.H., and Ricklefs R.E. The evolutionary ecology of senescence. Funct. Ecol. 22 (2008) 371-378
48. Norry F.M., and Loeschcke V. Temperature-induced shifts in associations of longevity with body size in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 56 (2002) 299-306
49. O'Brien D.M., Fogel M.L., and Boggs C.L. Renewable and nonrenewable resources: amino acid turnover and allocation to reproduction in Lepidoptera. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99 (2002) 4413-4418
50. Partridge L., and Gems D. Benchmarks for ageing studies. Nature 450 (2007) 165-167
51. Peters R.H. The Ecological Implications of Body Size (1983), Cambridge Univ. Press
52. Phelan J.P., and Rose M.R. Caloric restriction increases longevity substantially only when the reaction norm is steep. Biogerontology 7 (2006) 161-164
53. Pijpe J., Brakefield P.M., and Zwaan B.J. Phenotypic plasticity of starvation resistance in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. Evol. Ecol. 21 (2007) 589-600
54. Pijpe J., Fischer K., Brakefield P.M., and Zwaan B.J. Consequences of artificial selection on pre-adult development for adult lifespan under benign conditions in the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. Mech. Ageing Dev. 127 (2006) 802-807
55. Piper M.D.W., and Partridge L. Dietary restriction in Drosophila: delayed aging or experimental artefact?. PLoS Genet. 3 (2007) 461-466
56. Roff D.A. The Evolution of Life Histories: Theory and Analysis (2002), Chapman and Hall, New York, USA
57. SAS Institute, 2000. JMP 4.02. SAS Institute, Cary, NC, USA.
58. 2 activity in Drosophila melanogaster. Exp. Gerontol. 26 (1991) 385-395
59. Skorupa D.A., Dervisefendic A., Zwiener J., and Pletcher S.D. Dietary composition specifies consumption, obesity, and lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster. Aging Cell 7 (2008) 478-490
60. Speakman J.R., and Hambly C. Starving for life: what animal studies can and cannot tell us about the use of caloric restriction to prolong human lifespan. J. Nutr. 137 (2007) 1078-1086
61. StatSoft, Inc., 2003. Statistica for Windows, Version 6.1. Tulsa, USA.
62. Steigenga M.J., and Fischer K. Within- and between-generation effects of temperature on life-history traits in a butterfly. J. Therm. Biol. 32 (2007) 396-405
63. Steigenga M.J., and Fischer K. Fitness consequences of variation in developmental temperature in a butterfly. J. Therm. Biol. 34 (2009) 244-249
64. Van't Hof A.E., Zwaan B.J., Saccheri I.J., Daly D., Bot A.N.M., and Brakefield P.M. Characterization of 28 microsatellite loci for the butterfly Bicyclus anynana. Mol. Ecol. Notes 5 (2005) 169-172
65. Van Voorhies W.A. Metabolism and lifespan. Exp. Gerontol. 36 (2001) 55-64
66. Walters R.J., and Hassall M. The temperature-size rule in ectotherms: may a general explanation exist after all?. Am. Nat. 167 (2006) 510-523
67. Westendorp R.G.J., and Wimmer C. Linking early development with ageing: towards a new research agenda. Mech. Ageing Dev. 126 (2005) 419-420
68. Windig J.J., Brakefield P.M., Reitsma N., and Wilson J.G.M. Seasonal polyphenism in the wild: survey of wing patterns in five species of Bicyclus butterflies in Malawi. Ecol. Entomol. 19 (1994) 285-298
69. Yampolski L.Y., and Scheiner S.M. Why larger offspring at lower temperatures? A demographic approach. Am. Nat. 147 (1996) 86-100