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VOL. 8, ISSUE 3 (2023)
Spirulina supplement increases heat resistance in Drosophila melanogaster
Authors
Shreeraksha, Shreejani H K, Krishna M S
Abstract
The quantity and quality
of nutrients an organism consumes greatly impact the ability to withstand stress,
its life history characteristics, and its capacity for reproduction. For an
animal to survive and experience minimum reproductive stress, a healthy balance
between energy intake and expenditure is essential. The capacity of organisms
to change their physiology, behavior, or development in response to external
factors. For organisms like flies or other living things that must deal with
various forms of environmental stress, the availability of food and nutrients
is an essential component. In the present study the flies of D. melanogaster
flies are cultured in wheat cream agar media and Spirulina treated media to
understand the effect of spirulina on the heat resistance. Our result revealed
that the flies which fed spirulina treated media had greater heat resistance
than control flies which had least resistance to heat. Further females were
greater resistant to heat resistant than males. Also in the present study,
further among mated and unmated flies, mated males and females were more
resistant to the heat than those of unmated males and females in both control
media and spirulina treated media. Hence this experiment suggests that
spirulina treated media enhance the heat resistance in D. melanogaster.
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Pages:44-49
How to cite this article:
Shreeraksha, Shreejani H K, Krishna M S "Spirulina supplement increases heat resistance in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>". International Journal of Zoology Studies, Vol 8, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 44-49
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