The rolling of food by dung beetles affects the oviposition of competing flies

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Autor(a) principal: Ix-Balam, Manuel A.
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Oliveira, Maria G. A., Louzada, Júlio, McNeil, Jeremy N., Lima, Eraldo
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFLA
Texto Completo: http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/33249
Resumo: Flies are the main competitors of dung beetles for oviposition sites and rolling dung beetles relocate their food to reduce interspecific competition. Furthermore, dung beetles deposit chemical substances on the food ball that may repel fly larvae and certain predators. In the present study, using Deltochilum furcatum, a dung beetle that does not exhibit parental care and the blow-fly, Lucilia cuprina, we tested the hypothesis that pygidial secretions deposited on the food ball could also make it less attractive as an oviposition site for flies. Food balls rolled by either D. furcatum males or females received significantly fewer eggs that balls that had not been rolled by beetles. Also, flies laid significantly fewer eggs on food balls treated with secretions collected from male pygidial glands. Reduced fly oviposition may be a direct effect of compounds the beetles deposited, acting as an allomone, and/or an indirect negative effect on the microbial community that stimulates fly oviposition. A model of the reproductive biology of this species is proposed.
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spelling The rolling of food by dung beetles affects the oviposition of competing fliesDeltochilum furcatumDung beetleInterspecific competitionLucilia cuprinaPygidial secretionResource marking by both sexesFlies are the main competitors of dung beetles for oviposition sites and rolling dung beetles relocate their food to reduce interspecific competition. Furthermore, dung beetles deposit chemical substances on the food ball that may repel fly larvae and certain predators. In the present study, using Deltochilum furcatum, a dung beetle that does not exhibit parental care and the blow-fly, Lucilia cuprina, we tested the hypothesis that pygidial secretions deposited on the food ball could also make it less attractive as an oviposition site for flies. Food balls rolled by either D. furcatum males or females received significantly fewer eggs that balls that had not been rolled by beetles. Also, flies laid significantly fewer eggs on food balls treated with secretions collected from male pygidial glands. Reduced fly oviposition may be a direct effect of compounds the beetles deposited, acting as an allomone, and/or an indirect negative effect on the microbial community that stimulates fly oviposition. A model of the reproductive biology of this species is proposed.Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)2019-03-22T13:29:05Z2019-03-22T13:29:05Z2018-07-31info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfIX-BALAM, M. A. et al. The rolling of food by dung beetles affects the oviposition of competing flies. Insects, [S.l.], v. 9, n. 3, p. 1-8, 2018. DOI: 10.3390/insects9030092.http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/33249Insectsreponame:Repositório Institucional da UFLAinstname:Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)instacron:UFLAhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessIx-Balam, Manuel A.Oliveira, Maria G. A.Louzada, JúlioMcNeil, Jeremy N.Lima, Eraldoeng2019-03-22T13:29:05Zoai:localhost:1/33249Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.ufla.br/oai/requestnivaldo@ufla.br || repositorio.biblioteca@ufla.bropendoar:2019-03-22T13:29:05Repositório Institucional da UFLA - Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The rolling of food by dung beetles affects the oviposition of competing flies
title The rolling of food by dung beetles affects the oviposition of competing flies
spellingShingle The rolling of food by dung beetles affects the oviposition of competing flies
Ix-Balam, Manuel A.
Deltochilum furcatum
Dung beetle
Interspecific competition
Lucilia cuprina
Pygidial secretion
Resource marking by both sexes
title_short The rolling of food by dung beetles affects the oviposition of competing flies
title_full The rolling of food by dung beetles affects the oviposition of competing flies
title_fullStr The rolling of food by dung beetles affects the oviposition of competing flies
title_full_unstemmed The rolling of food by dung beetles affects the oviposition of competing flies
title_sort The rolling of food by dung beetles affects the oviposition of competing flies
author Ix-Balam, Manuel A.
author_facet Ix-Balam, Manuel A.
Oliveira, Maria G. A.
Louzada, Júlio
McNeil, Jeremy N.
Lima, Eraldo
author_role author
author2 Oliveira, Maria G. A.
Louzada, Júlio
McNeil, Jeremy N.
Lima, Eraldo
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ix-Balam, Manuel A.
Oliveira, Maria G. A.
Louzada, Júlio
McNeil, Jeremy N.
Lima, Eraldo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Deltochilum furcatum
Dung beetle
Interspecific competition
Lucilia cuprina
Pygidial secretion
Resource marking by both sexes
topic Deltochilum furcatum
Dung beetle
Interspecific competition
Lucilia cuprina
Pygidial secretion
Resource marking by both sexes
description Flies are the main competitors of dung beetles for oviposition sites and rolling dung beetles relocate their food to reduce interspecific competition. Furthermore, dung beetles deposit chemical substances on the food ball that may repel fly larvae and certain predators. In the present study, using Deltochilum furcatum, a dung beetle that does not exhibit parental care and the blow-fly, Lucilia cuprina, we tested the hypothesis that pygidial secretions deposited on the food ball could also make it less attractive as an oviposition site for flies. Food balls rolled by either D. furcatum males or females received significantly fewer eggs that balls that had not been rolled by beetles. Also, flies laid significantly fewer eggs on food balls treated with secretions collected from male pygidial glands. Reduced fly oviposition may be a direct effect of compounds the beetles deposited, acting as an allomone, and/or an indirect negative effect on the microbial community that stimulates fly oviposition. A model of the reproductive biology of this species is proposed.
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http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/33249
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