TY - JOUR
T1 - Matriphagy in the hump earwig, Anechura harmandi (Dermaptera
T2 - Forficulidae), increases the survival rates of the offspring
AU - Suzuki, Seizi
AU - Kitamura, Masashi
AU - Matsubayashi, Kei
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Acknowledgments We wish to thank Dr. S. Akimoto and Mr. K. Kohno for their valuable advice. This study was supported by a grant from Research Fellowship of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for Young Scientist (Postdoctoral Fellow).
PY - 2005/8
Y1 - 2005/8
N2 - Females of the hump earwig, Anechura harmandi, are completely consumed by their offspring at the end of their care (matriphagy). The effect of this matriphagy was assessed by manipulative experiments. Matriphagy led to a delay in the dispersal of the nymphs and an increase in their survival rate. The same results were obtained when mothers were removed and the nymphs were given sufficient food. Females separated from their offspring after larval hatching failed to produce a second clutch, and three-quarters of them did not develop their ovaries. These results suggest that the survival of nymphs and their stay in the nest are dependent on food availability and that A. harmandi females are strictly semelparous.
AB - Females of the hump earwig, Anechura harmandi, are completely consumed by their offspring at the end of their care (matriphagy). The effect of this matriphagy was assessed by manipulative experiments. Matriphagy led to a delay in the dispersal of the nymphs and an increase in their survival rate. The same results were obtained when mothers were removed and the nymphs were given sufficient food. Females separated from their offspring after larval hatching failed to produce a second clutch, and three-quarters of them did not develop their ovaries. These results suggest that the survival of nymphs and their stay in the nest are dependent on food availability and that A. harmandi females are strictly semelparous.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10164-005-0145-7
DO - 10.1007/s10164-005-0145-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:23944447341
SN - 0289-0771
VL - 23
SP - 211
EP - 213
JO - Journal of Ethology
JF - Journal of Ethology
IS - 2
ER -