Ambient temperature, physical activity and aging in the housefly, Musca domestica 

@article{Ragland1975AmbientTP,
  title={Ambient temperature, physical activity and aging in the housefly, Musca domestica
},
  author={S. Ragland and R. S. Sohal},
  journal={Experimental Gerontology},
  year={1975},
  volume={10},
  pages={279-289}
}
Abstract The relative effects of temperature and physical activity on the life span of the adult houseflies are examined. Populations of male and female houseflies were maintained under conditions of high, intermediate and low levels of physical activity at 15°C and at 23°C. At 23°C life spans of different populations vary considerably in correspondence with the levels of physical activity. Life spans are considerably longer in flies undergoing lower physical activity. At 15°C, where physical… Expand
View on Elsevier
doi.org
74 Citations
Highly Influential Citations
1
Background Citations
18
Results Citations
1

74 Citations

Citation Type

Citation Type

Effect of temperature and different sex ratios on physical activity and life span in the adult housefly, musca domestica
TLDR
Results of this study support the concept that the rate of metabolic expenditure has a strong influence on life span, as compared to populations of males only, which exhibited lower levels of physical activity. Expand
Relationship between physical activity and life span in the adult housefly, Musca domestica
TLDR
Results of this study support the view that life span in the housefly is strongly influenced by the rate of metabolic expenditure. Expand
Oxygen consumption and life span in the adult male housefly, Musca domestica
TLDR
The metabolic rate of the adult male flies was experimentally altered by varying the level of physical activity and ambient temperature and the results support the postulates of the rate of living hypothesis. Expand
Relationship between fluorescent age pigment, physiological age and physical activity in the housefly, Musca domestica
TLDR
The results of this study suggest that FAP concentration is associated with life expectancy and physical activity of houseflies. Expand
Correlates of longevity in two strains of the housefly, Musca domestica
TLDR
The results support the view that parameters associated with oxidative stress play a role in the aging process of the houseflies. Expand
Effect of age and metabolic rate on lipid peroxidation in the housefly, Musca domestica L.
TLDR
The results suggest that accelerated senescence associated with higher metabolic rates, increases the rate of age-associated decline in the ability of houseflies to counteract lipid peroxidation in vitro. Expand
Effect of age and ambient temperature on n-pentane production in adult housefly, Musca domestica
TLDR
Analysis of fatty acids in housefly homogenates indicated an age-associated increase in the ratio of polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acids, which increased with age. Expand
Being cool: how body temperature influences ageing and longevity
TLDR
It is argued that the low temperature of the long-lived naked mole-rat possibly contributes to its exceptional longevity and the mechanisms involved appear to be less direct than once thought with neuroendocrine processes possibly mediating complex physiological responses to temperature changes. Expand
Effect of temperature, food density and sub-lethal exposure to malathion on aging in Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens) (Coleoptera: Cucujidae)
TLDR
Be Beetles of both strains lived longer on ground wheat plus wheat germ than on whole kernels of wheat that had the seed coats over the germs removed, and exposure to malathion-treated wheat that killed 24% of the population did not shorten the lifespans of survivors. Expand
Relationship between metabolic rate, lipofuscin accumulation and lysosomal enzyme activity during aging in the adult housefly, Musca domestica
  • R. S. Sohal
  • Medicine, Biology
  • Experimental Gerontology
  • 1981
TLDR
It is suggested that metabolic rate accelerates the rate of lipofuscin accumulation while shortening the lifespan of houseflies and has a variable effect on the activity of different lysosomal enzymes. Expand
...
1
2
3
4
5
...

References

SHOWING 1-10 OF 30 REFERENCES
Mating behavior, physical activity and aging in the housefly, Musca domestica.
TLDR
It is demonstrated that aging in the housefly is greatly influenced by physical activity, and it is postulated that the generally observed differences in longevity of male and female flies may not be genetically determined. Expand
Environmental Temperature and Life Span in Poikilotherms
TLDR
Drosophila subobscura experiments demonstrated that exposure of flies to a low temperature followed by their transfer to high temperatures at different ages reduced their initial expectation of life at the high temperatures by one day for every day spent at the low temperature. Expand
Effects of constant and fluctuating temperatures on life span of Aedes taeniorhynchus adults.
  • J. K. Nayar
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Journal of insect physiology
  • 1972
TLDR
It is concluded that the threshold theory is confirmed when mosquitoes are maintained at split-temperatures and at alternating temperatures in their optimum range of temperatures. Expand
Two Phases of Ageing in Drosophila Subobscura
TLDR
It was found that during the early part of the life span, over the range 15-30° C., every day spent at a low temperature reduced the expectation of life at a higher temperature by approximately 1 day, and little further change in this expectation occurred with increasing age at a lower temperature. Expand
ACCLIMATION OF OXYGEN CONSUMPTION TO TEMPERATURE IN THE AMERICAN COCKROACH (PERIPLANETA AMERICANA)
TLDR
Comparison of cold- and warm-adapted nymphs when measured at a series of temperatures demonstrates that cold-acclimated animals consume more oxygen per gram per hour than equal weight warm- Adapted ones. Expand
Age-related changes in the fine structure of the flight muscle in the house fly.
TLDR
The average life span of the male house fly at 25°C is approximately 18 days, but some survive for one month or longer, and the “giant” mitochondria of the insect flight muscle may arise by an age-related mitochondrial fusion. Expand
Experimental Studies on the Duration of Life. XII. Influence of Temperature during the Larval Period and Adult Life on the Duration of the Life of the Imago of Drosophila melanogaster
TLDR
The origin of the present investigation was closely connected with a study of the influence of temperature on physical characteristics of Drosophila conducted by one of the authors, and the duration of life of flies genetically and phaenotypically identical is tested. Expand
A relation between longevity, metabolic rate, and activity in shaker mutants of Drosophila melanogaster.
TLDR
The results are consistent with the idea that the abnormal innate nervous activity of shakers forces an increase in muscular activity, both through direct action and an increased reactivity to the environment, and that the total metabolic rate, basal and induced, is a major variable determining the lifespan. Expand
Temperature and the rate of ageing in Drosophila subobscura
TLDR
Exposure to a lethal temperature in moist air for a time which just fails to kill adult flies causes a heat coma from which they can fully recover and can be repeated several times before the mortality rises appreciably, showing that if damage is done to the flies it is repairable. Expand
Temperature acclimation of respiration in Culex pipiens pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) and the influence of seasonal selection
TLDR
The data indicate that seasonal selection is responsible for a changing response to temperature and the continual interaction of changing environment and responses to selective forces results in a population whose members cannot adaptively respond physiologically to a wide range of conditions. Expand
...
1
2
3
...