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Article Dans Une Revue The Science of Nature Naturwissenschaften Année : 2011

Temperature and parasitism by Asobara tabida (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) influence larval pupation behaviour in two Drosophila species

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In holometabolous insects, pupation site selection behaviour has large consequences for survival. Here, we investigated the combined effects of temperature and parasitism by the parasitoid Asobara tabida on larval pupation behaviour in two of its main Drosophila sp. hosts differing in their climate origin. We found that larvae of Drosophila melanogaster--a species with a (sub)tropical origin--placed at 25°C pupated higher in rearing jars than those placed at 15°C. The opposite pattern was observed for Drosophila subobscura larvae--a species from temperate regions--which pupated lower, i.e. on or near the substrate at 25°C, than those placed at 15°C. When placed at 25°C, parasitized larvae of both species pupated closer to the substrate than unparasitized ones. Moreover, the Drosophila larvae that had been exposed and probably stung by A. tabida, but were not parasitized, pupated lower than the control unparasitized larvae. These results provide new insights of host behaviour manipulation by A. tabida larvae.

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hal-00668380 , version 1 (09-02-2012)

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Céline Josso, Joffrey Moiroux, Philippe Vernon, Joan van Baaren, Jacques J.M. van Alphen. Temperature and parasitism by Asobara tabida (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) influence larval pupation behaviour in two Drosophila species. The Science of Nature Naturwissenschaften, 2011, 98 (8), pp.705-709. ⟨10.1007/s00114-011-0813-0⟩. ⟨hal-00668380⟩
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