[en] The ability of animals to store energy reserves in the form of fat is essential for both survival and reproduction (Arrese & Soulages, 2010; Hazel, 1995; Turkish & Sturley, 2009). Storage fat can help overcome harsh environmental conditions, such as times at which food is not available, which is an all-pervasive challenge for many animals (McCue, Terblanche, & Benoit, 2017). Numerous insects, for example, can survive long periods without food, such as diapause, by accumulating large lipid reserves for use during winter when foraging is impossible (Hahn & Denlinger, 2011). Lipids are also a critical component of the egg in oviparous animals (Geister, Lorenz,
Disciplines :
Zoology
Author, co-author :
Visser, Bertanne ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département GxABT > Gestion durable des bio-agresseurs ; Biodiversity Research Centre (ELIB), Earth and Life Institute (ELI), Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Hance, Thierry; Biodiversity Research Centre (ELIB), Earth and Life Institute (ELI), Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Noël, Christine; Biodiversity Research Centre (ELIB), Earth and Life Institute (ELI), Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Pels, Christophe; Biodiversity Research Centre (ELIB), Earth and Life Institute (ELI), Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Kimura, Masahito; Hokkaido University Museum, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Stökl, Johannes; Institute of Insect Biotechnology, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Gießen, Germany
Geuverink, Elzemiek; Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
Nieberding, Caroline ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement (Arlon Campus Environnement) > Zoogéographie ; Biodiversity Research Centre (ELIB), Earth and Life Institute (ELI), Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Language :
English
Title :
Variation in lipid synthesis, but genetic homogeneity, among Leptopilina parasitic wasp populations
