Ontogenetic variation in cold tolerance plasticity in Drosophila: is the Bogert effect bogus?

Katherine A. Mitchell; Brent J. Sinclair; John S. Terblanche

doi:10.1007/s00114-013-1023-8

Ontogenetic variation in cold tolerance plasticity in Drosophila: is the Bogert effect bogus?

Katherine A. Mitchell, Brent J. Sinclair, John S. Terblanche

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

25 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Ontogenetic variation in plasticity is important to understanding mechanisms and patterns of thermal tolerance variation. The Bogert effect postulates that, to compensate for their inability to behaviourally thermoregulate, less-mobile life stages of ectotherms are expected to show greater plasticity of thermal tolerance than more-mobile life stages. We test this general prediction by comparing plasticity of thermal tolerance (rapid cold-hardening, RCH) between mobile adults and less-mobile larvae of 16 Drosophila species. We find an RCH response in adults of 13 species but only in larvae of four species. Thus, the Bogert effect is not as widespread as expected.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	281-284
Number of pages	4
Journal	Naturwissenschaften
Volume	100
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-013-1023-8
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

behavioural thermoregulation
phenotypic plasticity
climate variability
development

Access to Document

10.1007/s00114-013-1023-8

Cite this

@article{25b84676b65144eca739f64b5c1f9d42,

title = "Ontogenetic variation in cold tolerance plasticity in Drosophila: is the Bogert effect bogus?",

abstract = "Ontogenetic variation in plasticity is important to understanding mechanisms and patterns of thermal tolerance variation. The Bogert effect postulates that, to compensate for their inability to behaviourally thermoregulate, less-mobile life stages of ectotherms are expected to show greater plasticity of thermal tolerance than more-mobile life stages. We test this general prediction by comparing plasticity of thermal tolerance (rapid cold-hardening, RCH) between mobile adults and less-mobile larvae of 16 Drosophila species. We find an RCH response in adults of 13 species but only in larvae of four species. Thus, the Bogert effect is not as widespread as expected.",

keywords = "behavioural thermoregulation, phenotypic plasticity, climate variability, development",

author = "Mitchell, {Katherine A.} and Sinclair, {Brent J.} and Terblanche, {John S.}",

year = "2013",

doi = "10.1007/s00114-013-1023-8",

language = "English",

volume = "100",

pages = "281--284",

journal = "Science of Nature",

issn = "0028-1042",

publisher = "Springer, Springer Nature",

number = "3",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Ontogenetic variation in cold tolerance plasticity in Drosophila

T2 - is the Bogert effect bogus?

AU - Mitchell, Katherine A.

AU - Sinclair, Brent J.

AU - Terblanche, John S.

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - Ontogenetic variation in plasticity is important to understanding mechanisms and patterns of thermal tolerance variation. The Bogert effect postulates that, to compensate for their inability to behaviourally thermoregulate, less-mobile life stages of ectotherms are expected to show greater plasticity of thermal tolerance than more-mobile life stages. We test this general prediction by comparing plasticity of thermal tolerance (rapid cold-hardening, RCH) between mobile adults and less-mobile larvae of 16 Drosophila species. We find an RCH response in adults of 13 species but only in larvae of four species. Thus, the Bogert effect is not as widespread as expected.

AB - Ontogenetic variation in plasticity is important to understanding mechanisms and patterns of thermal tolerance variation. The Bogert effect postulates that, to compensate for their inability to behaviourally thermoregulate, less-mobile life stages of ectotherms are expected to show greater plasticity of thermal tolerance than more-mobile life stages. We test this general prediction by comparing plasticity of thermal tolerance (rapid cold-hardening, RCH) between mobile adults and less-mobile larvae of 16 Drosophila species. We find an RCH response in adults of 13 species but only in larvae of four species. Thus, the Bogert effect is not as widespread as expected.

KW - behavioural thermoregulation

KW - phenotypic plasticity

KW - climate variability

KW - development

U2 - 10.1007/s00114-013-1023-8

DO - 10.1007/s00114-013-1023-8

M3 - Article

C2 - 23435592

VL - 100

SP - 281

EP - 284

JO - Science of Nature

JF - Science of Nature

SN - 0028-1042

IS - 3

ER -

Ontogenetic variation in cold tolerance plasticity in Drosophila: is the Bogert effect bogus?

Abstract

Keywords

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this