Tissue signaling pathways in the regulation of life-span and reproduction in females of the linden bug, Pyrrhocoris apterus

• Published in: Journal of insect physiology Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 508 - 517
• Main Author: Hodkova, Magdalena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2008
• Subjects: ablation; animal tissues; Animals; brain; corpora allata; Corpus allatum; Cost of reproduction; Diapause; Drosophila melanogaster; fecundity; Female; females; Heteroptera - physiology; insect reproduction; longevity; Longevity - physiology; ovaries; Ovary; Pars intercerebralis; photoperiod; physiological regulation; Pyrrhocoris apterus; Reproduction - physiology; Signal Transduction - physiology; surgery; Ovary; Pars intercerebralis; Corpus allatum; Diapause; Cost of reproduction

Molecular studies on Drosophila melanogaster do not provide consistent results with regard to the hormonal regulation of a trade-off between life-span and fecundity. To unravel the physiological basis of the cost of reproduction without affecting animal's genotype, a new insect model, Pyrrhocor...