A window into fly sex: mating increases female but reduces male longevity in black soldier flies
Data files
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Harjoko_et-al_2022_Fig2.csv
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Harjoko_et-al_2022_Fig3.csv
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Harjoko_et-al_2022_Fig4.csv
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README.md
Abstract
Sexual reproduction increases genetic diversity but it is also associated with costs such as exposure to parasites or reduced lifespan. Black soldier flies, Hermetia illucens (Linnaeus 1758), are a suitable model to investigate the trade-offs between reproduction and longevity as they largely rely on their larval resources and do not have to intake nutrients as adults. Here, we investigate the influence of mating status on adult longevity. We found that females have shorter longevity than males, but the inter-sexual difference in lifespan is reduced through mating which increases female but decreases male longevity. This suggests cost in males whilst female longevity is increased, likely via nutrients transferred by males during copulation (sensu nuptial gifts). This study also presents an investigation of the transparent abdominal ‘window’ of adult black soldier flies, of which the fullness may be a proxy for both age and mating status.
README: A window into fly sex: mating increases female but reduces male longevity in black soldier flies
This dataset contains data for the following sections of our study on black soldier flies (BSFs):
I. Does window fullness vary With age and sex?
II. Does mating affect longevity?
III. Does window fullness affect mating success?
Description of the data and file structure
Details for: Harjoko_et-al_2022_Fig2.csv
Dataset description: The dataset includes the data answering question I in our study on whether window fullness varies With age and sex.
Column description:
- ID - Sample identification
- Age - Age of flies in days
- Sex - Sex of flies
- TotalWindowArea - Total 'window' area in pixels
- FullnessArea - Filled area of 'window' in pixels
- FullnessPercentage - (Filled Area / Total Window Area) x 100%
Details for: Harjoko_et-al_2022_Fig3.csv
Dataset description: The dataset includes the data answering question II in our study on whether mating affects longevity.
Column description:
- ID - Sample identification
- Sex - Sex of flies
- Mating Status - Mating status of flies, based on housing treatment
- Date of Eclosion - Date when flies eclosed from pupae
- Date of Death - Date when flies died
- Batch - Batch identification
- Lifespan - Number of days between date of eclosion and date of death
- Group - Indicates the sex and mating status of flies
Details for: Harjoko_et-al_2022_Fig4.csv
Dataset description: The dataset includes the data answering question III in our study on whether window fullness affects mating success?
Table description:
- Column headers refer to the eight sampled groups of BSFs - Indoor mated males (IMM), Indoor mated females (IMF), Indoor single males (ISM), Indoor single females (ISF), Outdoor mated males (OMM), Outdoor mated females (OMF), Outdoor single males (OSM) and Outdoor single females (OSF)
- Row headers refer to the flies' window' fullness
- Figures in the cells refer to the number of flies