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VOL. 10, ISSUE 2 (2025)
The effect of rolled oats on pre adult fitness in Drosophila Melanogaster
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Chandana M, Leena BN, Nikhil N Urs, Lochan Veer Gowda HE, Krishna MS
Abstract
Based on the type and amount of nutrients it contains, diet is one of
the major extrinsic elements that affects an organism's ability to grow,
reproduce, and survive. This study examines the impact of rolled oats on the
rate of development and hatchability percentage in Drosophila melanogaster
cultured on wheat cream agar, 25% oats, 50% oats, and 75% oats media. The rate
of growth from larva to pupa was demonstrated to be faster with shorter periods
of time in wheat cream agar media, but the rate of development slowed down as
the concentration of oats increased (25%, 50%, 75% oats). This was
contradiction to the rate of development from pupa to adult, where in wheat
cream agar media, it was slower with longer duration of time, as the
concentration of oats increased gradually developmental rate becomes faster
with short duration of time. In contrast to rate of development, the percentage
of hatchability in both larva to pupa and pupa to adult, reduced on increasing
the concentrations of oats from 25%, 50%, and 75%. So, the rolled oats had
slowed the rate of development from larva to pupa and speed up the eclosion of
pupa to adult and reduced the percentage of hatchability from both larva to
pupa and pupa to adult, this could be due to the high fibre content, protein
diet, and presence of unique proteins respectively, this implies the varied
effect of rolled oats on pre-adult fitness such as rate of development and
hatachability percentage in D. melanogaster.
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Pages:73-77
How to cite this article:
Chandana M, Leena BN, Nikhil N Urs, Lochan Veer Gowda HE, Krishna MS "The effect of rolled oats on pre adult fitness in <i>Drosophila Melanogaster</i>". International Journal of Zoology Studies, Vol 10, Issue 2, 2025, Pages 73-77
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