Domestication modifies the volatile emissions produced by male Queensland fruit flies during sexual advertisement.

ABSTRACT: Insects commonly undergo substantial changes during adaptation for laboratory or mass-rearing environments ('domestication') that may have significant implications for inferences from laboratory studies and utility for biological control. We assessed the effect of domestication on the amount and blend of volatiles released during sexual calling by laboratory-reared Bactrocera tryoni males using colonies from three regions of Australia: Brisbane, Cairns and Sydney. For each region, volatiles released by males from a young colony (five or fewer generations) and an old colony (20+ generations) during sexual calling was compared. Males from old colonies released more volatiles than males from young colonies. All components of the blend were more abundant in one or more of the older colonies, a

SUBMITTER: Perez J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6220308 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature