Transcriptome Analysis of Ophraella communa Male Reproductive Tract in Indirect Response to Elevated CO₂ and Heat Wave.

ABSTRACT: Increase in atmospheric CO₂ directly affects the insect physiology and behavior, and indirectly affects the herbivorous insects by affecting their hosts. The increase in atmospheric CO₂ is accompanied by an increase in temperature and heat waves. Ophraella communa LeSage is a natural enemy of Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed). The development and reproduction of this beetle is weakened upon eating common ragweed grown under stress conditions. As female behavior and physiology alter after mating, the reproductive tract of males is likely to modulate reproduction and development in this species. Herein, the transcriptional profiles of testes and accessory glands from male O. communa individuals feeding on common ragweed under conditions of hi

SUBMITTER: Gao X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7215069 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature