title: Temperature and the energetics of development in the house cricket (Acheta domesticus).
abstract: The influence of rearing temperature on the energetics of development was investigated in house crickets (Acheta domesticus). Crickets raised at 25 degrees C grew slower (0.51 mg d(-1), dry mass basis) and took longer to develop (119 d) but obtained a greater adult body mass (61 mg, dry mass) than crickets reared at 28 degrees C (0.99 mg d(-1), 49 d, 48 mg). Total metabolic energy consumed during development at 25 degrees C (1351 J) was twice that at 28 degrees C (580 J) primarily because of the longer development period, and as a consequence the specific net cost of growth was much greater for crickets reared at 25 degrees C (22.1 kJ g(-1)) than 28 degrees C (11.9 kJ g(-1)).
authors.affiliation: Ecological Physiology Group, School of Integrative Biology, The University of Queensland, Qld 4072, Australia. d.booth@uq.edu.au
authors.forename: David T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Booth
authors.forename: Kirsty
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiddell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001823:Body Composition; D001835:Body Weight; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D006135:Gryllidae / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors