The relation among emergence date, days until first effective mating, fecundity and adult longevity in Isoperla aizuana and Sweltsa sp. (Plecoptera).
The relation between emergence date and the factors concerned in reproduction were studied in the stoneflies Isoperla aizuana (Perlodidae) and Sweltsa sp. (Chloroperlidae) in the laboratory. Individuals emerging earlier had larger adult size and greater adult longevity. Fecundity was also related to emergence date, adult size, and adult longevity. Furthermore, individuals emerging earlier had more days until first effective mating and tended to mate more effectively than later-emerging individuals. The maturity of the reproductive tissue may differ with emergence date. While most of the later-emerging individuals had a lower rate of effective mating, longer-lived and larger size adults mated more effectively in females of Sweltsa sp. The differences in mating character might affect the effectiveness of mating.
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Shikoku Research Center, Forest Protection Laboratory, Kochi, Japan. yoshi887@ffpri.affrc.go.jp
Mayumi
M
Yoshimura
Yu
Y
Isobe
Tadashi
T
Oishi
D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D001824:Body Constitution; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000502:physiology; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D008136:Longevity / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors