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Journal of Experimental Biology 157,273-286 (1991)
Published by Company of Biologists 1991

WATER BALANCE IN FLESH FLY PUPAE AND WATER VAPOR ABSORPTION ASSOCIATED WITH DIAPAUSE

JAY A. YODER ¹ and DAVID L. DENLINGER ¹

¹ Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA

We report the water balance characteristics for diapausing and nondiapausing pupae of the flesh fly Sarcophaga crassipalpis. The challenge of maintaining water balance is particularly acute for pupae that spend 9–10 months in diapause, without access to drinking water. While diapausing pupae can tolerate a loss of up to 24.5% of their total body water content (67.3%), they have also acquired several other physiological attributes that have enhanced their capacity for maintaining water balance. Net transpiration rates for diapausing pupae (0.008 % h^-1) are far lower than rates for nondiapausing pupae (0.023 % h^-1). In addition, diapausing pupae can counter water loss with their ability to absorb water vapor from lower humidities (approximate water vapor activity, a_v, 0.58 at 20°C) than can nondiapausing pupae (approximate a_v 0.74 at 20°C). The high ritical transition temperature for diapausing pupae (39 °C, compared to 30 °C for nondiapausing pupae) suggests that epicuticular lipids have been modified to restrict water loss during diapause.

Key words: diapause, water balance, vapor absorption, critical transition temperature, Sarcophaga crassipalpis, Sarcophaga bullata

Accepted on January 10, 1991

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