doi:10.3402/polar.v33.22963 R E S E A R C H / R E V I E W A R T I C L E Contrasting strategies of resistance vs. tolerance to desiccation in two polar dipterans M.J. Everatt,1 P. Convey,2,3 M.R. Worland,2 J.S. Bale1 & S.A.L. Hayward1 1 School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK 2 British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, High Cross, Madingley Road, Cambridge CB3 0ET, UK 3 National Antarctic Research Center, IPS Building, University Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Keywords Acclimation; dipteran; supercooling point; temperature; cross-tolerance. Correspondence Matthew John Everatt, School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK. E-mail: mjemarue@hotmail.co.uk Abstract Low water availability is one of the principal stressors for terrestrial invertebrates in the polar regions, determining the survival of individuals, the success of species and the composition of communities. The Arctic and Antarctic dipterans Heleomyza borealis and Eretmoptera murphyi spend the majority of their biennial life cycles as larvae, and so are exposed to the full range of environmental conditions, including low water availability, over the annual cycle. In the current study, the desiccation resistance and desiccation tolerance of larvae were investigated, as well as their capacity for cross- tolerance to temperature stress. Larvae of H. borealis showed high levels of desiccation resistance, only losing 6.9% of their body water after 12 days at 98.2% relative humidity (RH). In contrast, larvae of E. murphyi lost 46.7% of their body water after 12 days at the same RH. Survival of E. murphyi larvae remained high in spite of this loss (�80% survival). Following exposure to 98.2% RH, larvae of E. murphyi showed enhanced survival at �188C for 2 h. The supercooling point of larvae of both species was also lowered following prior treatment at 98.2% RH. Cross-tolerance to high temperatures (37 or 38.58C) was not noted following desiccation in E. murphyi, and survival even fell at 378C following a 12-day pre-treatment. The current study demonstrates two different strategies of responding to low water availability in the polar regions and indicates the potential for cross-tolerance, a capacity which is likely to be beneficial in the ever-changing polar climate. Insects, which are largely of small size, have a high surface area to volume ratio and are vulnerable to water loss (Gibbs et al. 1997). Injuries resulting from the loss of water include protein denaturation and unwanted macromolecular interactions, crystalline to gel membrane phase transitions, oxidative damage and mechanical stress (Danks 2000). In order to protect against these injuries, invertebrates generally adopt one of two strategies, desiccation resistance or desiccation tolerance. The capa- city to prevent water loss from the body (desiccation resistance) varies greatly among invertebrates and has led to three species classifications, namely hygric species, which have little or no control over their water loss, and transitional and mesic species, which are increasingly able to regulate the loss of body water (Danks 2000). The mesic status of invertebrates like the Antarctic mite Alaskozetes antarcticus is largely achieved through lowered cuticular permeability (e.g., Benoit, Yoder et al. 2007), though the regulation of water is also achieved in other invertebrates using methods of freezing (Convey 1992), membrane alteration and metabolic suppression (Michaud et al. 2008) and/or specialized respiration (Danks 2000). In hygric species, the loss of water is tolerated. Dendrobaena octaedra (earthworm) cocoons (Holmstrup & Zachariassen 1996) and larvae of the Antarctic dipteran Belgica antarctica (Hayward et al. 2007) are able to endure �75% loss of their water content, while some insects, such as the dipteran Polypedilum vanderplaanki and many Polar Research 2014. # 2014 M.J. Everatt et al. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. 1 Citation: Polar Research 2014, 33, 22963, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 (page number not for citation purpose) http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/22963 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 nematodes and tardigrades, are able to survive the loss of virtually all their osmotically active water, employing the tactic of anhydrobiosis (Crowe & Madin 1975; Wharton & Barclay 1993; Watanabe et al. 2002; Wharton 2003, 2011; Hengherr et al. 2010). Molecular mechanisms underpinning desiccation tolerance include the accumu- lation of polyhydric alcohols and sugars (Benoit, Lopez- Martinez et al. 2007; Hengherr et al. 2008), the utilization of HSP and LEA proteins (Bahrndorff et al. 2009; Lopez- Martinez et al. 2009; Popovic et al. 2011), shifts in metabolism (Danks 2000; Li et al. 2009), membrane remodelling (Lopez-Martinez et al. 2009), oxidative dam- age repair (Lopez-Martinez et al. 2008) and cytoskeletal reorganization (Li et al. 2009; Lopez-Martinez et al. 2009). Low water availability is seen as being one of two principal stressors to terrestrial invertebrates in the polar regions, with the other being low temperature (Cannon & Block 1988; Convey 1996; Strathdee & Bale 1998; Block et al. 2009). In winter, water is locked up as ice and is inaccessible to invertebrates (Block et al. 2009), while in summer, evaporation of meltwater can lead to drought (Kennedy 1993). In some areas, such as the McMurdo Dry Valleys, soil water content can be as little as 2% (Treonis & Wall 2005). The Antarctic dipteran Eretmoptera murphyi and the High-Arctic dipteran Heleomyza borealis also experience aridity in their respec- tive habitats. The larval stages of these two species comprise the majority of the life cycle duration, and thus experience the full spectra of environmental condi- tions over the annual cycle (Convey & Block 1996; Worland et al. 2000). Eretmoptera murphyi is locally highly abundant in the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia and, since its introduction onto Signy Island (maritime Antarctic) in the 1960s, it has spread to occupy an area �2000 m 2 , with densities as high as 410 000 ind. m �2 (Hughes & Worland 2010). Worland (2010) has shown that E. murphyi larvae possess good desicca- tion tolerance, but low desiccation resistance. Heleomyza borealis is also abundant at certain High-Arctic sites when found in association with bird colonies, but its desiccation tolerance has not been assessed thoroughly. Because injuries to invertebrates, such as protein impairment and loss of membrane fluidity, result from desiccation as well as from other stresses like low temperature, the physiological adaptations induced in response to these stresses are analogous, or at least complementary (Ring & Danks 1998; Bayley et al. 2001). For example, the desaturation of membranes, up- regulation of heat shock proteins and the accumula- tion of polyols and sugars occur after both desiccation and low temperature treatments (Bayley et al. 2001; Holmstrup et al. 2002; Bahrndorff et al. 2007; Benoit et al. 2009). It therefore follows that a sub-lethal desicca- tion exposure can potentially afford protection for an invertebrate subsequently exposed to low temperatures. This phenomenon is termed cross-tolerance and has been observed in a number of organisms, though primarily in Diptera and Collembola (e.g., Holmstrup et al. 2002; Elnitsky et al. 2008; Levis et al. 2012). In the collembolan Megaphorura arctica desiccation in the presence of ice lowers the supercooling point (SCP) to such an extent that the collembolan is able to survive the low temperatures of the Arctic winter (Worland et al. 1998). This strategy, termed cryoprotective dehydration, is now seen to be fairly common, having been described in an increasing number of invertebrates (e.g., Pedersen & Holmstrup 2003; Elnitsky et al. 2008; Smith et al. 2008; Sørensen & Holmstrup 2011). Cross-tolerance also works indepen- dently of the SCP. In the freeze-tolerant dipteran B. antarctica survival was improved by 90% at �108C following 48 h at 98% relative humidity (RH) and by 60% at �158C following the loss of 50% of its body water (Benoit et al. 2009). Invertebrates that experience complete desiccation or anhydrobiosis are also conferred improved low temperature tolerance, and the extent to which it is improved is usually greater than in partially desiccated animals like B. antarctica (e.g., Ramløv & Westh 1992; Sømme & Meier 1995; Shuker 2001). Climate change is leading to warmer summers in the polar regions, with evidence of increasing exposure to drought (Convey et al. 2003; Convey et al. 2009; Turner et al. 2009). Exploration of cross-tolerance between des- iccation and low and high temperature in two additional dipteran species, therefore, provides further insight into how polar terrestrial invertebrates tolerate extreme con- ditions currently and may indicate how they will cope with climate warming in future. Materials and methods Insect collection and storage conditions Summer acclimatized individuals of Heleomyza bore- alis were collected from the moss-covered slopes at Krykkjefjellet and Blomstrandhalvøya, near Ny-Ålesund, Spitsbergen, Svalbard (78855?N, 11856?E) in August 2011. Summer acclimatized individuals of Eretmoptera murphyi were collected from soil and moss on Signy Island (608S, 458W) close to the British Antarctic Survey Signy Research Station between January and March 2012. They were transported to the University of Birmingham under refrigerated conditions and then held in plastic boxes containing substratum from the site of collection at 48C Desiccation in polar Diptera M.J. Everatt et al. 2 (page number not for citation purpose) Citation: Polar Research 2014, 33, 22963, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/22963 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 (0:24 L:D). The duration of travel was approximately two days from the Arctic and two months from the Antarctic. Numbers of H. borealis were limited and hence it was not possible to assess for cross-tolerance to high and low temperatures, except with respect to their SCPs. Water balance and desiccation tolerance Bayley & Holmstrup (1999) highlighted the importance of performing desiccation experiments at more ecologi- cally relevant RH values, and in particular those close to the wilting point of plants (ca. 98.9% RH). The specific RH of 98.2% used here was produced using 150 ml of NaCl solution (31.60 g NaCl L �1 ) in a plastic container. The RH was verified as being stable using a Hygrochron temperature and humidity logger iButton (Maxim, San Jose, CA, USA). Controls were maintained at 100% RH using purified water and were given access to water. Dipteran larvae were placed in small glass containers, covered with nylon gauze, which were then placed inside the plastic containers, and sealed with a tight fitting lid. Following Raoult’s law, the air inside the closed system quickly equilibrated with the aqueous solution used. Three replicates of 10 individuals of each species were removed from 98.2% RH at set intervals over a 12-day period (6 h, 2, 4, 8 and 12 days). Dipteran larvae were subsequently transferred into plastic universal tubes containing moist plaster of Paris and given sub- strate and water. Survival, defined as larvae which either moved spontaneously or in response to gentle contact stimulus, was assessed 72 h after treatment. The larvae were also weighed prior to desiccation, upon removal from each desiccation treatment, and following drying to constant mass at 608C over 24 h. From these values, initial water content and percentage water loss or gain were calculated (see Hayward et al. 2007). Desiccation induced low temperature tolerance Effect of desiccation on the SCP. Individuals of H. borealis and E. murphyi were held at 98.2% RH for either 6 h, 2, 4, 8 or 12 days (only 12 days for H. borealis) prior to experimental treatment. Fifteen larvae were placed in contact with a thermocouple, within Beem capsules, in glass test tubes plugged with sponge, inside an alcohol bath (Haake Phoenix II C50P, Fisher Scientific UK Ltd, Loughborough, UK). Larvae were subsequently cooled from 4 to �308C at 0.5 min�1. SCPs, defined as the temperature at the onset of the freezing exotherm, were identified using an eight channel datalogger inter- faced to a computer and recorded using Picolog Recorder software (Pico Technology Limited, St. Neots, UK; see Hawes et al. 2006). Lower discriminating temperature. The tempera- ture at which 10�20% survival occurred (Lee et al. 1987) was determined by cooling three replicates of 10 larvae at 0.28C min�1 to progressively lower sub-zero tempera- tures ( �15 to �198C) for 2 h, before being re-warmed to the rearing temperature (48C) at the same rate. Larvae were placed in Eppendorf tubes, inside glass test tubes plugged with sponge, in an alcohol bath prior to each experimental treatment. Control groups were handled, and exposed, in the same way at 48C. The temperature experienced by the larvae was measured by placing a thermocouple within an identical Eppendorf tube into one of the glass test tubes. At the end of each experi- mental treatment, the larvae were rapidly transferred (over ice) from the Eppendorf tubes into plastic universal tubes containing moist plaster of Paris and substratum, and returned to the rearing conditions. Survival was assessed as described previously. The highest temperature at which survival was between 10 and 20% after 72 h recovery was defined as the discriminating temperature. Effect of desiccation on low temperature tolerance. Larvae of E. murphyi only were held at 98.2% RH for 6 h, 2, 4, 8 or 12 days prior to experimental treatment. Three replicates of 10 larvae were subse- quently cooled at 0.28C min�1 to the discriminating temperature and held for 2 h before being re-warmed to the rearing temperature at the same rate. Larvae collec- tion and handling, controls, thermocouple use, recovery and survival assessment were as described previously. Desiccation-induced heat tolerance Higher discriminating temperature. The tempera- ture at which 10�20% survival occurred was determined by warming three replicates of 10 individuals at 0.28C min �1 to progressively higher temperatures (30�408C) for 2 h, before being re-cooled to the rearing temperature at the same rate. Larvae collection and handling, controls, thermocouple use, recovery and survival assessment were as described previously. The lowest temperature at which survival was between 10 and 20% after 72 h recovery was defined as the discriminating temperature. The lowest temperature at which survival was between 80 and 90% was also used to assess whether survival was lowered by a prior desiccation exposure. Effect of desiccation on high temperature tolerance. Larvae of E. murphyi were held at 98.2% RH for 6 h, 2, 4, 8 and 12 days prior to experimental M.J. Everatt et al. Desiccation in polar Diptera Citation: Polar Research 2014, 33, 22963, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 3 (page number not for citation purpose) http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/22963 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 treatment. Three replicates of 10 larvae were subsequently warmed at 0.28C min�1 to the discriminating temperature and the 80�90% survival temperature. Larvae were held for 2 h and cooled to the rearing temperature at the same rate. Larvae collection and handling, controls, thermo- couple use, recovery and survival assessment were as described previously. Statistical analysis The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to check for normality in the survival, SCP and percentage water loss data. Normally distributed data were analysed using analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s multiple range test; data that were not normally distributed were analysed using the Kruskal-Wallis test. Results Water balance and desiccation tolerance Larvae of Heleomyza borealis were significantly more desiccation resistant than those of Eretmoptera murphyi (Fig. 1). After 12 days, larvae of H. borealis had lost only 6.9% of their water content, as compared with 46.7% in larvae of E. murphyi. Water loss rate was not constant in larvae of E. murphyi; between 2 and 4 days, they regained 13.6% of their initial water content, before losing water rapidly again thereafter. Survival following 6 h, 2 days, 4 days, 8 days and 12 days at 98.2% RH was high in larvae of both H. borealis and E. murphyi, and was not significantly different from survival in the control (Fig. 2). Desiccation-induced cold tolerance Effect of desiccation on the SCP. Prior exposure to 98.2% RH significantly lowered the SCP in larvae of both species (Table 1). In larvae of H. borealis the SCP fell by 1.68C after 12 days at 98.2% RH, while in larvae of E. murphyi the SCP fell by up to 2.58C. Lower discriminating temperature and the effect of desiccation on low temperature tolerance. Survival of E. murphyi larvae declined gradually fol- lowing exposure to progressively lower temperatures (Fig. 3a). The discriminating temperature (20% survival) was determined to be �188C. At this temperature, survival of E. murphyi larvae was raised following all acclimation treatments (6 h, 2 days, 4 days, 8 days and 12 days) at 98.2% RH (Fig. 3b). The increase in survival was significant following 4 days. Desiccation-induced heat tolerance Higher discriminating temperature and the effect of desiccation on high temperature tolerance. Survival of E. murphyi larvae remained at 100% up to 358C, but declined rapidly at temperatures near to the upper lethal temperature (ULT), falling by 80% between 37 and 408C (Fig. 4a). The discriminating temperatures were determined to be 38.5 and 378C, giving 20 and 80% survival, respectively. At 378C, survival of E. murphyi larvae was unchanged at around 80% following 2, 4 and 8 days at 98.2% RH, but declined to 55% after 12 days (Fig. 4b). There was also no significant differ- ence between non-acclimated and acclimated larvae of E. murphyi at 38.58C. Fig. 1 Percentage water loss or gain of larvae of H. borealis and E. murphyi following exposure to 98.2% relative humidity (RH) for 6 h, 2 days, 4 days, 8 days and 12 days. Means9standard error of the mean are presented for three replicates of 10 individuals. Means with the same letter are not significantly different within each species group at pB0.05 (Tukey’s multiple range test). Fig. 2 Survival (%) of larvae of H. borealis and E. murphyi following exposure to 98.2% relative humidity (RH) for 6 h, 2 days, 4 days, 8 days and 12 days. Means9standard error of the mean are presented for three replicates of 10 individuals. Survival was assessed 72 h after treatment. Means with the same letter are not significantly different from the control within each species group at pB0.05 (Tukey’s multiple range test). Desiccation in polar Diptera M.J. Everatt et al. 4 (page number not for citation purpose) Citation: Polar Research 2014, 33, 22963, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/22963 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 Discussion Desiccation resistance Water availability is limited for much of the year in the Arctic and Antarctic (Strathdee & Bale 1998; Block et al. 2009), and polar terrestrial invertebrates respond with one of two strategies, desiccation resistance or desiccation tolerance. Our data suggest that the Arctic dipteran Heleomyza borealis responds through desiccation resis- tance, while the Antarctic species Eretmoptera murphyi tolerates substantial desiccation (Figs. 1, 2). The rate of water loss in E. murphyi was seven times more rapid than in H. borealis and was similar to that reported by Worland (2010) at 88% RH. The closely related dipteran Belgica antarctica which also inhabits the maritime Antarctic, likewise shows a high rate of water loss. When exposed to 98% RH, larvae of this dipteran took around 5 days to lose 50%, and 8�10 days to lose over 60%, of their body water (Benoit, Lopez-Martinez et al. 2007). There is therefore a clear difference in the level of desiccation resistance between H. borealis and the Antarctic Diptera E. murphyi and B. antarctica. The physiology of the cuticular layer between these species provides a possible, albeit unexplored, explanation for the difference, and lowered cuticular permeability is a widespread adaptation that invertebrates use to raise their desiccation resistance (Danks 2000). Invertebrates achieve this by increasing the number and/or length of hydrocarbons or hydrophobic molecules in the wax layer surrounding their cuticle, resulting in tighter packing and a greater reduction of water loss rate (Gibbs et al. 1997; Benoit, Yoder et al. 2007; Speight et al. 2008). Benoit, Lopez-Martinez et al. (2007) showed that the length of hydrocarbons increased in desiccated larvae of B. antarctica, but this change was only slight and there was no change in the number of hydrocarbons. Eretmoptera murphyi is closely related to B. antarctica (Allegrucci et al. 2006; Allegrucci et al. 2012) and may therefore possess similar physiological adaptations. We speculate that the initial composition and change in the cuticle layer is more biased towards a greater number and length of hydrocarbons in H. borealis than either Antarctic dipteran. Differences in melanization between the two Diptera may also offer an explanation for the differing levels of resistance in the current study, as has been shown between Drosophila (Parkash, Rajpurohit et al. 2008; Parkash, Ramniwas et al. 2008; Parkash et al. 2009; Parkash et al. 2012; Ramniwas et al. 2013). It should also be noted that 98.2% RH may be a sufficiently high humidity that larvae of H. borealis are able to absorb water from the atmosphere. This may also underlie our observation that, between 2 and 4 days’ ex- posure at 98.2% RH, larvae of E. murphyi exhibited re- duced water loss and even rehydration. Rehydration has also been observed in other species. In the collembolan Folsomia candida nearly all of the water lost initially at Table 1 H. borealis and E. murphyi larval supercooling points (SCPs) following exposure to 98.2% relative humidity (RH) for 6 h, 2 days, 4 days, 8 days and 12 days (only 12 days for H. borealis). Means9standard error of the mean are presented for 15 replicates. Asterisks indicate a treatment significantly different from the control (0 h) at pB0.05 (Tukey’s multiple range test). SCP (8C) Species 0 h 6 h 2 days 4 days 8 days 12 days H. borealis �7.7090.28 � � � � �9.2990.38* E. murphyi �5.0590.29 �6.1690.11 �6.2190.29 �5.3690.40 �7.5290.22* �6.7490.46* Fig. 3 Survival (%) of larvae of E. murphyi (a) after exposure to progressively lower sub-zero temperatures ( �15 to �198C) for 2 h, and (b) after exposure to �188C, following prior exposure to 98.2% relative humidity (RH) for 6 h, 2 days, 4 days, 8 days and 12 days. Means9standard error of the mean are presented for three replicates of 10 individuals. Survival was assessed 72 h after treatment. Means with the same letter are not significantly different at pB0.05 (Tukey’s multiple range test). M.J. Everatt et al. Desiccation in polar Diptera Citation: Polar Research 2014, 33, 22963, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 5 (page number not for citation purpose) http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/22963 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 98.2% RH was recovered within 5�7 days, despite being continually held at 98.2% RH (Bayley & Holmstrup 1999). As confirmed by microarray, this recovery was supplemented by accumulating and synthesising myo- inositol, glucose and trehalose, which allowed the collembolan to become hyperosmotic to the environ- ment and absorb moisture (Timmermans et al. 2009). An analogous response may be present in E. murphyi. However, such a response has not been observed in the closely related B. antarctica, which was unable to absorb water from the atmosphere at any RH, except complete saturation, i.e., 100% RH (Benoit, Lopez-Martinez et al. 2007; Hayward et al. 2007). Desiccation tolerance Heleomyza borealis showed �90% survival following 12 days of desiccation (Fig. 2). However, because water loss was so slight, even after 12 days at 98.2% RH, larvae cannot be said to have tolerated desiccation. Instead, it suggests that larvae of H. borealis are able to survive well under ecologically relevant relative humidities using a desiccation resistance strategy. Conversely, larvae of E. murphyi tolerated desiccation, having shown con- siderable water loss, but also survival, following 12 days at 98.2% RH (Fig. 2). Belgica antarctica also principally uses a desiccation tolerance strategy and has been shown to survive well following a 75% loss of initial water content (Benoit, Lopez-Martinez et al. 2007; Hayward et al. 2007). One means of tolerating desiccation is through pos- sessing high initial water content, as an organism must subsequently lose more water before reaching a point at which damage occurs or energy intensive mechanisms are induced (Hayward et al. 2007). This argument is reinforced by the increased water content observed in selected desiccation tolerant lines of Drosophila melanogaster (Gibbs 1997). In E. murphyi larvae, the initial water content was high, averaging 74.3% (73.28� 75.40%) of body mass (Benoit et al. 2009). We did not assess osmotically active water in this study, though B. antarctica is known to have very high osmoti- cally active water content relative to temperate species (Hayward et al. 2007). Once considerable water loss does occur, as was the case in the current study, the poten- tial for injury is great and an organism must adapt accordingly. Injuries that result from desiccation include protein denaturation and unwanted macromolecular interactions (Benoit et al. 2009), crystalline to gel phase transitions (Hazel 1995), oxidative damage (Lopez- Martinez et al. 2008) and mechanical stress (Li et al. 2009). The responses of B. antarctica in this regard have been particularly well studied. Larvae accumulate glycer- ol and trehalose, which are suggested as being replace- ments for lost water and/or an aid to the production of amorphous sugar glasses (Danks 2000; Benoit, Lopez- Martinez et al. 2007; Michaud et al. 2008; Bahrndorff et al. 2009; Benoit et al. 2009; Hengherr et al. 2009; Clarke et al. 2013). Protein denaturation is also amelio- rated via the up-regulation of HSPs in response to desiccation (Lopez-Martinez et al. 2009; Teets et al. 2012), and the fluidity of the membrane maintained using enzymes such as D9 FAD desaturase (Lopez- Martinez et al. 2009). Further physiological mechanisms induced in response to desiccation include oxidative damage repair through the accumulation of antioxidants (Lopez-Martinez et al. 2008), the minimization of me- chanical stress via the restructuring of the cytoskeleton (Li et al. 2009), the inhibition of apoptosis through the regulation of autophagy and the suppression of metabo- lism (Teets et al. 2012). Larvae of B. antarctica therefore Fig. 4 Survival (%) of larvae of E. murphyi (a) after exposure to progressively higher temperatures (30�408C) for 2 h and (b) after exposure to 37 or 38.58C, following prior exposure to 98.2% relative humidity (RH) for 6 h, 2 days, 4 days, 8 days and 12 days. Means 9standard error of the mean are presented for three replicates of 10 individuals. Survival was assessed 72 h after treatment. Means with the same letter are not significantly different across temperature treatments (a) and between temperature treatments (b) at pB0.05 (Tukey’s multiple range test). Desiccation in polar Diptera M.J. Everatt et al. 6 (page number not for citation purpose) Citation: Polar Research 2014, 33, 22963, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/22963 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 possess a suite of physiological responses against injuries resulting from desiccation. It is possible that E. murphyi possesses similar physiological adaptations that underlie its high level of desiccation tolerance. Indeed, the ca- pacity to which they respond to temperature is very similar (Lee et al. 2006; Everatt et al. 2012). Desiccation-induced cross-tolerance Low temperatures. Survival of E. murphyi at �188C was significantly raised following desiccation at 98.2% RH (Fig. 3b). Greater survivorship at low temperatures, following pre-exposure to unsaturated conditions, has also been observed for a number of other invertebrates, including B. antarctica (Benoit et al. 2009) and the spring- tails Cryptopygus antarcticus (Elnitsky et al. 2008; Everatt, Worland et al. 2013) and Folsomia candida (Holmstrup et al. 2002). Cross-tolerance is thought to occur between desiccation and low temperature because injuries that result from the two stresses are similar. Consequently, the physiological mechanisms induced in response to desiccation and low temperatures are often analogous (e.g., Bayley et al. 2001), and act in concert to give greater protection. Even a mild desiccation treatment resulting in 6�10% water loss has been shown to confer significant gains in cold tolerance in the goldenrod gall fly, Eurosta solidaginis (Levis et al. 2012). Interestingly, survival of �188C was highest after 4 days at 98.2% RH and not after longer durations of 8 and 12 days (Fig. 3b). This corre- sponds with the time period at which larvae of E. murphyi exhibited rehydration (Fig. 1), suggesting physiological processes associated with rehydration provide cold toler- ance, and that these are additive to the protection provided by those solely concerned with desiccation tolerance. An effect on the SCP was also observed in the current study for both H. borealis and E. murphyi. Following a pre-exposure to 98.2% RH, the SCP was significantly reduced (Table 1). Both dipteran species are freeze- tolerant and it is therefore preferable for extracellular ice formation to take place at higher sub-zero temperatures, as it occurs more slowly and decreases the chance of tissue damage (Worland & Block 1999). The lowering of the SCP in H. borealis and E. murphyi was therefore more likely a by-product of, rather than an adaptation to, desiccation. Water loss passively increases the concentra- tion of solutes already present and results in the colliga- tive lowering of the SCP (e.g., Holmstrup & Zachariassen 1996). The dipteran larvae were also starved during the desiccation treatments and, during periods of starva- tion, ice-nucleating gut contents may be removed, redu- cing the likelihood of ice formation (Sømme & Block 1982; Cannon & Block 1988). Worland et al. (2006) also reported that time spent without access to food on water surfaces lowered the SCP of the collembolan Ceratophysella denticulata. High temperatures. Prior exposure to desiccation at 98.2% RH had either no effect or a negative effect on the heat tolerance of E. murphyi larvae (Fig. 4b). Unlike low temperatures, injuries incurred as a result of high temperatures are dissimilar to those of desiccation, and physiological defences mounted in response to desiccation are therefore also different, and could even be conflict- ing. Consequently, little protection is afforded by prior acclimation to desiccation. A similar response has been observed in nematodes (Holmstrup & Zachariassen 1996) and Collembola (Everatt, Worland et al. 2013). However, improved heat tolerance has been noted in other inverte- brates, particularly those which are anhydrobiotic (e.g., Hinton 1951, 1960; Sakurai et al. 2008). It is speculated that anhydrobiotic organisms, because of their tendency to vitrify, are less susceptible to injuries in general and that conflicting injuries are therefore less important. While this explanation is appropriate for anhydrobiotic organisms, the same is not true of partially desiccated organisms, which tend not to vitrify. At 308C, heat tolerance was improved in partially desiccated larvae of B. antarctica following pre-exposure to 0, 75 and 98% RH (Benoit et al. 2009). In this instance, the up-regulation of heat shock proteins and the accumulation of trehalose were suggested as being possible explanations for the enhanced heat tolerance by overcompensating for any opposing injuries. The heat tolerance of E. murphyi has been little explored, except in a study by Everatt et al. (2014), which showed larval survival up to 398C for 1 h. In the current study, larvae of E. murphyi showed 100% survival up to 358C and also survived temperatures as high as 398C for the longer period of 2 h (Fig. 4). Larvae of B. antarctica are likewise able to survive temperatures above 308C (Benoit et al. 2009). Although these organisms rarely, if ever, experience temperatures nearing 30 or even 258C, their heat tolerance is not surprising. A number of other studies, including those by Deere et al. (2006), Everatt, Convey et al. (2013), Sinclair et al. (2006) and Slabber et al. (2007) have similarly shown appreciable heat tolerance in polar invertebrates. Such findings are consistent with the ‘‘thermal sensitivity hypothesis,’’ which states that the thermal sensitivity of invertebrates to a temperature rise declines with increasing latitude (Addo-Bediako et al. 2000; Deutsch et al. 2008). Conclusion The Arctic and Antarctic are similar in that they include both cold and arid landscapes. However, the Diptera of M.J. Everatt et al. Desiccation in polar Diptera Citation: Polar Research 2014, 33, 22963, http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 7 (page number not for citation purpose) http://www.polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/22963 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/polar.v33.22963 these regions, based on the evidence presented here, have not adapted similarly. Two strategies of living in a dry environment have been identified. The Arctic dipter- an Heleomyza borealis utilizes desiccation resistance, while the Antarctic dipteran Eretmoptera murphyi principally uses desiccation tolerance. Divergence between Antarctic and Arctic invertebrates has also been shown between Belgica antarctica and Megaphorura arctica, which utilize distinct molecular mechanisms in response to desicca- tion (Teets et al. 2012). Desiccation was found to induce cross-tolerance to low temperatures, but not high tem- peratures, in E. murphyi. An ability to acclimate in this way would likely be beneficial in the variable climates typical of polar terrestrial habitats, where low tempera- ture and low water availability are commonly encoun- tered simultaneously. Acknowledgements MJE was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (RRBN15266) and was supported by the British Antarctic Survey and the University of Birmingham. PC is supported through Natural Environment Research Council core funding to the British Antarctic Survey’s Ecosystems programme. 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