comparative study of the effects of microwave radiation and conventional heating on the reproductive capacity of Drosophila melanogaster

The effects of microwave radiation and conventional heating on the reproductive processes in Drosophila melanogaster were investigated. The egg production of females exposed to heat and females exposed to microwave radiation was significantly reduced when compared to their respective sham. The egg p...

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Published in:Radiation research 1978-11, Vol.76 (2), p.271-282
Main Authors: Pay, T.L, Andersen, F.A, Jessup, G.L. Jr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult insects
Animals
arthropods
consumer education
consumer protection
consumer science
Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
Drosophila
Drosophila melanogaster - radiation effects
Egg production
Eggs
entomology
Female
Female animals
Hot Temperature
human nutrition
insects
Male
Male animals
Microwaves
Oogenesis - radiation effects
Ova
Oviposition - radiation effects
Phytotrons
Pupa - radiation effects
Pupae
Reproduction - radiation effects
Time Factors
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Summary:The effects of microwave radiation and conventional heating on the reproductive processes in Drosophila melanogaster were investigated. The egg production of females exposed to heat and females exposed to microwave radiation was significantly reduced when compared to their respective sham. The egg production of these females was not significantly different when compared to each other. There was a significant difference in survival of eggs laid by both the heat-exposed and the microwave-irradiated females when compared to their respective sham. In the heat-exposed group, the survival was significantly greater than that of their shams. The microwave-irradiated group showed the opposite effect-a significant decrease in survival when compared to their respective shams. Both groups showed a significant difference in egg survival when compared to each other. Egg production and survival of eggs laid by normal females mated to treated males was not significantly different in either the heat-treated or the microwave-irradiated groups, nor was either group significantly different when compared to their respective shams.
ISSN:0033-7587
1938-5404
DOI:10.2307/3574778