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Evolution of foraging behavior of Drosophila melanogaster and its implications in the growth and development
Authors
Janak Pant, Prava Dawadi
Abstract
In the local area of Nepal, the foraging
behavior and its relationship with growth and development of Drosophila
Melanogaster has not been evaluated yet. Therefore, an experiment was
conducted in the Department of Entomology of Agriculture and Forestry University,
Chitwan, Nepal during February 2017 to February 2018 to determine the evolution
of foraging behavior of D. Melanogaster and its effect in their growth
and development. The larvae of Drosophila Melanogaster with an average
500 population were collected and reared in the laboratory condition. Five
samples with each 100 numbers of Drosophila were divided for the study. A cage
was maintained with appropriate food for the adult D. Melanogaster.
Average Area covered for foraging by the rovers found higher than that of
sitters. The pathways for foraging were found significantly proportional with
the growth of the samples of D. Melanogaster. Thus, the evolution of
foraging behavior or foraging path of Drosophila species have direct
impacts in the growth and development of the species investigated in the
laboratory condition of Chitwan district.
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Pages:39-41
How to cite this article:
Janak Pant, Prava Dawadi "Evolution of foraging behavior of <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> and its implications in the growth and development". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 10, Issue 1, 2025, Pages 39-41
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