TY  - CONF
AU  - Trajković, Jelena
AU  - Spasojević, Milica
AU  - Savić, Tatjana
AU  - Pavković-Lučić, Sofija
PY  - 2022
UR  - http://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/5797
AB  - In nature, fruit flies use volatile compounds produced by rotting fruits and vegetables to
locate feeding, breeding and oviposition sites. The choice of oviposition site is very
important for Drosophila melanogaster offspring survival and fitness. Females make
decisions about egg-laying sites by evaluating complex information obtained from multiple
sensory pathways. When choosing a place for oviposition, they carefully evaluate specific
nutrients and substrate strength.
The aim of this study was to investigate the oviposition preference of three D. melanogaster
strains, reared for 22 years on different diets (standard cornmeal, tomato and carrot
substrates).
Virgin flies were kept on a neutral agarose substrate until the experiment started. Oviposition
preference was tested in ten replicates, in transparent plastic boxes that contained five Petri
dishes filled with cornmeal, tomato, banana, carrot and apple substrates. Twenty five
individuals of each sex and strain, 4-5 days old, were placed in boxes overnight, after which
the eggs were counted.
Results pointed to significant differences among strains. Females from standard strain chose
more often the standard substrate for laying eggs. On the other hand, females reared on
tomato substrate chose the carrot substrate more often, whereas females from strain reared
on carrot substrate significantly preferred tomato substrate for egg laying.
The results of this study confirmed that the substrate on which the adults developed did not
necessarily affect the preference for the egg-laying substrate. Further, substrates that
contained carrot and tomato were previously determined as ones that enabled both the fastest development and higher egg-to-adult survival.
PB  - Isparta, Turkey: Association of Kutbilge Academicians
C3  - Abstracts & proceedings book: 5th International Conferences on Science and Technology: iconst est'22: Natural Science and Technology; 2022 Sep 7-9; Budva, Montengero
T1  - Laboratory menu and oviposition preference in Drosophila melanogaster
SP  - 10
UR  - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5797
ER  - 

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editor = "Karaboyacı, Mustafa, Taşdelen, Kubilay, Beram, Abdullah, Kandemir, Hamza, Kala, Ergin, Özdemir, Serkan, Çınar, Tunahan",
author = "Trajković, Jelena and Spasojević, Milica and Savić, Tatjana and Pavković-Lučić, Sofija",
year = "2022",
abstract = "In nature, fruit flies use volatile compounds produced by rotting fruits and vegetables to
locate feeding, breeding and oviposition sites. The choice of oviposition site is very
important for Drosophila melanogaster offspring survival and fitness. Females make
decisions about egg-laying sites by evaluating complex information obtained from multiple
sensory pathways. When choosing a place for oviposition, they carefully evaluate specific
nutrients and substrate strength.
The aim of this study was to investigate the oviposition preference of three D. melanogaster
strains, reared for 22 years on different diets (standard cornmeal, tomato and carrot
substrates).
Virgin flies were kept on a neutral agarose substrate until the experiment started. Oviposition
preference was tested in ten replicates, in transparent plastic boxes that contained five Petri
dishes filled with cornmeal, tomato, banana, carrot and apple substrates. Twenty five
individuals of each sex and strain, 4-5 days old, were placed in boxes overnight, after which
the eggs were counted.
Results pointed to significant differences among strains. Females from standard strain chose
more often the standard substrate for laying eggs. On the other hand, females reared on
tomato substrate chose the carrot substrate more often, whereas females from strain reared
on carrot substrate significantly preferred tomato substrate for egg laying.
The results of this study confirmed that the substrate on which the adults developed did not
necessarily affect the preference for the egg-laying substrate. Further, substrates that
contained carrot and tomato were previously determined as ones that enabled both the fastest development and higher egg-to-adult survival.",
publisher = "Isparta, Turkey: Association of Kutbilge Academicians",
journal = "Abstracts & proceedings book: 5th International Conferences on Science and Technology: iconst est'22: Natural Science and Technology; 2022 Sep 7-9; Budva, Montengero",
title = "Laboratory menu and oviposition preference in Drosophila melanogaster",
pages = "10",
url = "https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5797"
}

Karaboyacı, M., Taşdelen, K., Beram, A., Kandemir, H., Kala, E., Özdemir, S., Çınar, T., Trajković, J., Spasojević, M., Savić, T.,& Pavković-Lučić, S.. (2022). Laboratory menu and oviposition preference in Drosophila melanogaster. in Abstracts & proceedings book: 5th International Conferences on Science and Technology: iconst est'22: Natural Science and Technology; 2022 Sep 7-9; Budva, Montengero
Isparta, Turkey: Association of Kutbilge Academicians., 10.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5797

Karaboyacı M, Taşdelen K, Beram A, Kandemir H, Kala E, Özdemir S, Çınar T, Trajković J, Spasojević M, Savić T, Pavković-Lučić S. Laboratory menu and oviposition preference in Drosophila melanogaster. in Abstracts & proceedings book: 5th International Conferences on Science and Technology: iconst est'22: Natural Science and Technology; 2022 Sep 7-9; Budva, Montengero. 2022;:10.
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5797 .

Karaboyacı, Mustafa, Taşdelen, Kubilay, Beram, Abdullah, Kandemir, Hamza, Kala, Ergin, Özdemir, Serkan, Çınar, Tunahan, Trajković, Jelena, Spasojević, Milica, Savić, Tatjana, Pavković-Lučić, Sofija, "Laboratory menu and oviposition preference in Drosophila melanogaster" in Abstracts & proceedings book: 5th International Conferences on Science and Technology: iconst est'22: Natural Science and Technology; 2022 Sep 7-9; Budva, Montengero (2022):10,
https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_ibiss_5797 .