TY - GEN
T1 - Effects of Artificial Selection for Walking Movement on Reproductive Traits in the Red Flour Beetle, Tribolium castaneum
AU - Matsumura, Kentarou
AU - Miyatake, Takahisa
N1 - Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENT This work was mainly supported by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Grants, KAKENHI 17H05976 to TM.
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PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - This study investigated the effects of variation of walking movement in reproductive traits in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. The results revealed that reproductive success of the beetle is differed between genetically higher movement strain and genetically lower movement strain. These strains make it possible to investigate whether track of walking is differed between the strains. Moreover, parameters derived from the two strains provide an opportunity for computational simulation of evolution of variation in movement activity. Animal movement is associated with their reproduction. Many studies have reported a trade-off between wing size and reproductive success of females in flight insects. However, there are few studies that focused on other ways of movement (e.g., walking). In the present study, we have established the strains of higher (LW) and lower (SW) walking activity by artificial selection in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Moreover, we investigated and compared of reproductive traits of each sex between the selected strains. In males, individuals from LW strains showed significantly higher mating success than SW strain. While, in females, individuals from LW strains showed significantly smaller egg than SW strains. The present results suggest that walking activity is associated with reproductive traits in both sexes.
AB - This study investigated the effects of variation of walking movement in reproductive traits in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. The results revealed that reproductive success of the beetle is differed between genetically higher movement strain and genetically lower movement strain. These strains make it possible to investigate whether track of walking is differed between the strains. Moreover, parameters derived from the two strains provide an opportunity for computational simulation of evolution of variation in movement activity. Animal movement is associated with their reproduction. Many studies have reported a trade-off between wing size and reproductive success of females in flight insects. However, there are few studies that focused on other ways of movement (e.g., walking). In the present study, we have established the strains of higher (LW) and lower (SW) walking activity by artificial selection in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Moreover, we investigated and compared of reproductive traits of each sex between the selected strains. In males, individuals from LW strains showed significantly higher mating success than SW strain. While, in females, individuals from LW strains showed significantly smaller egg than SW strains. The present results suggest that walking activity is associated with reproductive traits in both sexes.
KW - Tribolium castaneum
KW - locomotor activity
KW - reproductive trait
KW - walking
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U2 - 10.1109/PERCOMW.2019.8730647
DO - 10.1109/PERCOMW.2019.8730647
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85067963589
T3 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, PerCom Workshops 2019
SP - 712
EP - 714
BT - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, PerCom Workshops 2019
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2019 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops, PerCom Workshops 2019
Y2 - 11 March 2019 through 15 March 2019
ER -