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Danzey LM, Briceño VF, Cook AM, Nicotra AB, Peyre G, Rossetto M, Yap JYS, Leigh A. Environmental and Biogeographic Drivers behind Alpine Plant Thermal Tolerance and Genetic Variation. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 13:1271. [PMID: 38732486 PMCID: PMC11085172 DOI: 10.3390/plants13091271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/30/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024]
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In alpine ecosystems, elevation broadly functions as a steep thermal gradient, with plant communities exposed to regular fluctuations in hot and cold temperatures. These conditions lead to selective filtering, potentially contributing to species-level variation in thermal tolerance and population-level genetic divergence. Few studies have explored the breadth of alpine plant thermal tolerances across a thermal gradient or the underlying genetic variation thereof. We measured photosystem heat (Tcrit-hot) and cold (Tcrit-cold) thresholds of ten Australian alpine species across elevation gradients and characterised their neutral genetic variation. To reveal the biogeographical drivers of present-day genetic signatures, we also reconstructed temporal changes in habitat suitability across potential distributional ranges. We found intraspecific variation in thermal thresholds, but this was not associated with elevation, nor underpinned by genetic differentiation on a local scale. Instead, regional population differentiation and considerable homozygosity within populations may, in part, be driven by distributional contractions, long-term persistence, and migrations following habitat suitability. Our habitat suitability models suggest that cool-climate-distributed alpine plants may be threatened by a warming climate. Yet, the observed wide thermal tolerances did not reflect this vulnerability. Conservation efforts should seek to understand variations in species-level thermal tolerance across alpine microclimates.
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- Lisa M. Danzey
- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia;
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- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia; (V.F.B.); (A.B.N.)
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- School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia;
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- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia; (V.F.B.); (A.B.N.)
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of the Andes, Bogota 111711, Colombia;
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- Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia; (M.R.); (J.-Y.S.Y.)
- Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, Royal Botanic Gardens Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia; (M.R.); (J.-Y.S.Y.)
- Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia; (V.F.B.); (A.B.N.)
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Yap JYS, Rossetto M, Das S, Wilson PD, Beaumont LJ, Henry RJ. Tracking habitat or testing its suitability? Similar distributional patterns can hide very different histories of persistence versus nonequilibrium dynamics. Evolution 2022; 76:1209-1228. [PMID: 35304742 DOI: 10.1111/evo.14460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The expansions and contractions of a species' range in response to temporal changes in selective filters leave genetic signatures that can inform a more accurate reconstruction of their evolutionary history across the landscape. After a long period of continental decline, Australian rainforests settled into localized patterns of contraction or expansion during the climatic fluctuations of the Quaternary. The environmental impacts of recurring glacial and interglacial periods also intensified the arrival of new lineages from the Sunda shelf, and it can be expected that immigrant versus locally persistent taxa responded to environmental challenges in quantifiably different manner. To investigate how such differences impact on species' distribution, we contrast landscape genomic patterns and changes in habitat availability between a species with a long continental history on Doryphora sassafras and a Sunda-derived species (Toona ciliata), across a distributional overlap. Extensive landscape-level homogeneity across chloroplast and nuclear genomes for the Sunda-derived T. ciliata, characterize the genetic signature of a very recent invasion and a rapid southern "exploratory" expansion that had not been previously recorded in the Australian flora (i.e., of Gondwanan origin or Sahul-derived). In contrast, D. sassafras is consistent with other Sahul-derived species characterized by strong geographical divergence and regional differentiation. Interestingly, our findings suggest that admixture between genetically divergent populations during expansion events might be a contributing factor to the successful colonization of novel habitats. Overall, this study identifies some of the mechanisms regulating the rearrangements in species distributions and assemblage composition that follow major environmental shifts, and reminds us how a species' current range might not necessarily define species' habitat preference, with the consequence that estimates of past or future range might not always be reliable.
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- Jia-Yee Samantha Yap
- Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Brisbane, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
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- Research Centre for Ecosystem Resilience, Australian Institute of Botanical Science, The Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Brisbane, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Brisbane, New South Wales, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance of Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Rosetti N, Krohling D, Remis MI. Evolutionary history and colonization patterns of the wing dimorphic grasshopper Dichroplus vittatus in two Argentinean biomes. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2920. [PMID: 35190570 PMCID: PMC8861051 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05162-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Quaternary climate oscillations and modification of the environment by humans have played an important role in shaping species distribution and genetic structure of modern species. Here, population genetic parameters were inferred from the analysis of 168 individuals belonging to 11 populations of the South American grasshopper, Dichroplus vittatus, distributed in two Argentinean Biomes (Grassland and Savanna), by sequencing a 543 bp of the mitochondrial COI gene. Overall, we detected considerable haplotype diversity and low nucleotide diversity. AMOVA analyses showed a significant degree of differentiation among Biomes and between populations. Two major mitochondrial lineages can be distinguished. The haplogroup containing the most common haplotype split 17,000 years BP while the haplogroup including the second most common haplotype has a divergence date of about 11,700 years. Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC) analyses showed that the palaeodemographic scenario that best fitted our data is consistent with a hypothesis of divergence from an ancestral population and subsequent admixture with Grassland-Savanna (South–North) direction. Our results suggest that populations located in both Biomes would derive from a single ancestral population that colonized the region after the Last Glacial Maximum and Grassland would have a more ancestral origin than Savanna. Further, our results emphasize the importance of human-mediated dispersal in the reconfiguration of genetic diversity of species with potential pest capacity.
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Baroja U, Garin I, Vallejo N, Caro A, Ibáñez C, Basso A, Goiti U. Molecular assays to reliably detect and quantify predation on a forest pest in bats faeces. Sci Rep 2022; 12:2243. [PMID: 35145165 PMCID: PMC8831491 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-06195-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Targeted molecular methods such as conventional PCR (cPCR) and quantitative PCR (qPCR), combined with species-specific primers and probes, are widely applied for pest species detection. Besides, the potential of qPCR to quantify DNA in samples makes it an invaluable molecular tool to infer the predation levels on specific prey by analysing predators’ stools. Nevertheless, studies on the diet of bats failed to find any empirical relationship, and it remains to be evaluated. Thus, we developed and evaluated two species-specific PCR assays to detect and quantify DNA of a major forest pest, the pine processionary, Thaumetopoea pityocampa, in bats’ faeces. Further, we empirically compared a range of different known DNA concentrations (input) of the target species mixed with mocks and bat faecal samples against DNA abundances yielded by qPCR (output) for a quantitative assessment. Overall, cPCR showed a lower detection rate than qPCR, but augmenting the replicate effort from one to three replicates led to a greater increase in the detection rate of the cPCR (from 57 to 80%) than the qPCR (from 90 to 99%). The quantitative experiment results showed a highly significant correlation between the input and output DNA concentrations (t = 10.84, p < 0.001) with a mean slope value of 1.05, indicating the accuracy of our qPCR assay to estimate DNA abundance of T. pityocampa in bat faeces. The framework of this study can be taken as a model to design similar assays applicable to other species of interest, such as agricultural pests or insects of public health concern.
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- Unai Baroja
- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain.
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Spain
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- Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Avenida Américo Vespucio 26, 41092, Seville, Spain
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie, Viale dell'Università, 10, 35020, Legnaro, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, Leioa, Basque Country, Spain
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Phylogenomics and diversification drivers of the Eastern Asian – Eastern North American disjunct Podophylloideae. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2022; 169:107427. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Kazemi E, Nazarizadeh M, Fatemizadeh F, Khani A, Kaboli M. The phylogeny, phylogeography, and diversification history of the westernmost Asian cobra (Serpentes: Elapidae: Naja oxiana) in the Trans-Caspian region. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:2024-2039. [PMID: 33717439 PMCID: PMC7920780 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We conducted a comprehensive analysis of the phylogenetic, phylogeographic, and demographic relationships of Caspian cobra (Naja oxiana; Eichwald, 1831) populations based on a concatenated dataset of two mtDNA genes (cyt b and ND4) across the species' range in Iran, Afghanistan, and Turkmenistan, along with other members of Asian cobras (i.e., subgenus Naja Laurenti, 1768). Our results robustly supported that the Asiatic Naja are monophyletic, as previously suggested by other studies. Furthermore, N. kaouthia and N. sagittifera were recovered as sister taxa to each other, and in turn sister clades to N. oxiana. Our results also highlighted the existence of a single major evolutionary lineage for populations of N. oxiana in the Trans-Caspian region, suggesting a rapid expansion of this cobra from eastern to western Asia, coupled with a rapid range expansion from east of Iran toward the northeast. However, across the Iranian range of N. oxiana, subdivision of populations was not supported, and thus, a single evolutionary significant unit is proposed for inclusion in future conservation plans in this region.
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- Elmira Kazemi
- Department of EnvironmentFaculty of Natural Resources and EnvironmentScience and Research BranchIslamic Azad UniversityTehranIran
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- Department of ParasitologyFaculty of ScienceUniversity of South BohemiaČeské BudějoviceCzech Republic
- Institute of ParasitologyBiology Centre CAS, v.v.i.České BudějoviceCzech Republic
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- Department of Environmental ScienceFaculty of Natural ResourcesUniversity of TehranKarajIran
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- Department of EnvironmentKhorasan RazaviMashhadIran
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- Department of Environmental ScienceFaculty of Natural ResourcesUniversity of TehranKarajIran
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Coding-Complete Genome Sequence of a Partitivirus Isolated from Pine Processionary Moth Eggs. Microbiol Resour Announc 2021; 10:10/8/e00071-21. [PMID: 33632856 PMCID: PMC7909081 DOI: 10.1128/mra.00071-21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Two coding-complete nucleotide sequences of a partitivirus (family Partitiviridae) were discovered in transcriptomic data sets obtained from eggs of the Lepidoptera Thaumetopoea pityocampa. Each segment encodes a single open reading frame, and these two segments are predicted to encode an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and a coat protein, respectively. Two coding-complete nucleotide sequences of a partitivirus (family Partitiviridae) were discovered in transcriptomic data sets obtained from eggs of the Lepidoptera Thaumetopoea pityocampa. Each segment encodes a single open reading frame, and these two segments are predicted to encode an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and a coat protein, respectively.
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Coding-Complete Genome Sequences of an Iteradensovirus and an Alphapermutotetra-Like Virus Identified from the Pine Processionary Moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) in Portugal. Microbiol Resour Announc 2021; 10:10/1/e01163-20. [PMID: 33414306 PMCID: PMC8407706 DOI: 10.1128/mra.01163-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The coding-complete nucleotide sequences of an iteradensovirus (family Parvoviridae) and an alphapermutotetra-like virus (family Permutotetraviridae) were discovered from transcriptomic data sets obtained from Thaumetopoea pityocampa larvae collected in Portugal. Each of the coding-complete genome sequences of these viruses contain three main open reading frames (ORFs). The coding-complete genome sequences of an iteradensovirus (family Parvoviridae) and an alphapermutotetra-like virus (family Permutotetraviridae) were discovered from transcriptomic data sets obtained from Thaumetopoea pityocampa larvae collected in Portugal. Each of the coding-complete genome sequences of these viruses contains three main open reading frames (ORFs).
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Improving climate suitability for Bemisia tabaci in East Africa is correlated with increased prevalence of whiteflies and cassava diseases. Sci Rep 2020; 10:22049. [PMID: 33328547 PMCID: PMC7744558 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79149-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Projected climate changes are thought to promote emerging infectious diseases, though to date, evidence linking climate changes and such diseases in plants has not been available. Cassava is perhaps the most important crop in Africa for smallholder farmers. Since the late 1990’s there have been reports from East and Central Africa of pandemics of begomoviruses in cassava linked to high abundances of whitefly species within the Bemisia tabaci complex. We used CLIMEX, a process-oriented climatic niche model, to explore if this pandemic was linked to recent historical climatic changes. The climatic niche model was corroborated with independent observed field abundance of B. tabaci in Uganda over a 13-year time-series, and with the probability of occurrence of B. tabaci over 2 years across the African study area. Throughout a 39-year climate time-series spanning the period during which the pandemics emerged, the modelled climatic conditions for B. tabaci improved significantly in the areas where the pandemics had been reported and were constant or decreased elsewhere. This is the first reported case where observed historical climate changes have been attributed to the increase in abundance of an insect pest, contributing to a crop disease pandemic.
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Lancaster LT. Host use diversification during range shifts shapes global variation in Lepidopteran dietary breadth. Nat Ecol Evol 2020; 4:963-969. [PMID: 32424277 DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-1199-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Niche breadths tend to be greater at higher latitudes. This pattern is frequently assumed to emerge from the cumulative effects of multiple, independent local adaptation events along latitudinal environmental gradients, although evidence that generalization is more beneficial at higher-latitude locations remains equivocal. Here I propose an alternative hypothesis: that latitudinal variation in niche breadths emerges as a non-adaptive consequence of range shift dynamics. Based on analysis of a global dataset comprising more than 6,934 globally distributed dietary records from 4,410 Lepidopteran species, this hypothesis receives robust support. Population-level dietary niche breadths are better explained by the relative position of the population within its geographic range and the species' poleward range extent than by the latitude of diet observation. Broader diets are observed closer to poleward range limits and in species that have attained higher latitudes. Moreover, latitudinal variation in diet breadth is more prominent within and among species undergoing rapid, contemporary range shifts than for species with more stable ranges. Together these results suggest that latitudinal patterns in niche breadth represent a transient and emergent property of recent geographic range dynamics and need not require underlying gradients in selective agents or fitness trade-offs. The results have wide-ranging implications for global ecology and for anticipating changes in host use during ongoing distributional shifts of pests and disease vectors.
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İpekdal K, Burban C, Sauné L, Battisti A, Kerdelhué C. From refugia to contact: Pine processionary moth hybrid zone in a complex biogeographic setting. Ecol Evol 2020; 10:1623-1638. [PMID: 32076539 PMCID: PMC7029074 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Contact zones occur at the crossroad between specific dispersal routes and are facilitated by biogeographic discontinuities. Here, we focused on two Lepidoptera sister species that come in contact near the Turkish Straits System (TSS). We aimed to infer their phylogeographic histories in the Eastern Mediterranean and finely analyze their co-occurrence and hybridization patterns in this biogeographic context. We used molecular mitochondrial and nuclear markers to study 224 individuals from 42 localities. We used discordances between markers and complementary assignment methods to identify and map hybrids and parental individuals. We confirmed the parapatric distribution of Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) in the west and Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni in the east and identified a narrow contact zone. We identified several glacial refugia of T. wilkinsoni in southern Turkey with a strong east-west differentiation in this species. Unexpectedly, T. pityocampa crossed the TSS and occur in northern Aegean Turkey and some eastern Greek islands. We found robust evidence of introgression between the two species in a restricted zone in northwestern Turkey, but we did not identify any F1 individuals. The identified hybrid zone was mostly bimodal. The distributions and genetic patterns of the studied species were strongly influenced both by the Quaternary climatic oscillations and the complex geological history of the Aegean region. T. pityocampa and T. wilkinsoni survived the last glacial maximum in disjoint refugia and met in western Turkey at the edge of the recolonization routes. Expanding population of T. wilkinsoni constrained T. pityocampa to the western Turkish shore. Additionally, we found evidence of recurrent introgression by T. wilkinsoni males in several T. pityocampa populations. Our results suggest that some prezygotic isolation mechanisms, such as differences in timing of the adult emergences, might be a driver of the isolation between the sister species.
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- INRAE, CBGP (INRAE, CIRAD, RD, Montpellier Supagro, Univ. Montpellier)MontpellierFrance
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- INRAE, CBGP (INRAE, CIRAD, RD, Montpellier Supagro, Univ. Montpellier)MontpellierFrance
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Avtzis DN, Schebeck M, Petsopoulos D, Memtsas GI, Stauffer C, Kavallieratos NG, Athanassiou CG, Boukouvala MC. New Data on the Range Expansion of the Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) 'ENA clade' in Greece: The Role of Bacterial Endosymbionts. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2019; 112:2761-2766. [PMID: 31550003 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toz216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The pine processionary moth, Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis and Schiffermüller), is an important insect in the Mediterranean region, as it defoliates pines and its urticating hairs can cause allergic reactions in humans and animals. Moreover, this species exhibits an interesting genetic structure as recently a distinct East-North African mtDNA lineage ('ENA clade') has been described. This clade has been recently detected in Greek populations where it has currently expanded its range by replacing the 'endemic' T. pityocampa lineages. Here, we report new data on the rapid spread of 'ENA clade' in the Greek island Evoia in only a few years. As the underlying mechanisms of the 'ENA clade' range expansion has not been studied so far, we screened T. pityocampa for an infection with the heritable bacterial endosymbionts Wolbachia (Bacteria: Anaplasmataceae), Cardinium (Bacteria: Bacteroidaceae), Rickettsia (Bacteria: Rickettsiaceae) and Spiroplasma (Bacteria: Spiroplasmataceae). These bacteria can manipulate the reproduction of infected hosts, something that could potentially explain the rapid spread of 'ENA clade' lineage. Therefore, we screened 28 individuals that exhibited T. pityocampa 'ENA clade' and 'endemic' T. pityocampa haplotypes from nine populations scattered all over Greece. None of them was infected with any of the four endosymbionts, suggesting that these bacteria do not cause reproductive manipulations in T. pityocampa lineages and, thus, other factors should be explored in future research efforts.
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- Dimitrios N Avtzis
- Laboratory of Forest Entomology, Forest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Peter-Jordan-Strasse 82/I, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Forest Entomology, Forest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Forest Entomology, Forest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, BOKU, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Peter-Jordan-Strasse 82/I, Vienna, Austria
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Attica, Greece
- Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Kifissia, Attica, Greece
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Nea Ionia, Magnissia, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Attica, Greece
- Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Kifissia, Attica, Greece
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Panepistimioupolis, Ioannina, Greece
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From sympatry to parapatry: a rapid change in the spatial context of incipient allochronic speciation. Evol Ecol 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10682-019-10021-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Pine Pitch Canker and Insects: Regional Risks, Environmental Regulation, and Practical Management Options. FORESTS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/f10080649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Pine pitch canker (PPC), caused by the pathogenic fungus Fusarium circinatum (Nirenberg and O’ Donnell), is a serious threat to pine forests globally. The recent introduction of the pathogen to Southern Europe and its spread in Mediterranean region is alarming considering the immense ecological and economic importance of pines in the region. Pines in forests and nurseries can be infected, resulting in severe growth losses and mortality. The pathogen is known to spread in plants for planting and in seeds, and results from recent studies have indicated that F. circinatum may also spread through phoretic associations with certain insects. With this review, we aim to expand the current understanding of the risk of insect-mediated spread of PPC in different parts of Europe. Through the joint action of a multinational researcher team, we collate the existing information about the insect species spectrum in different biogeographic conditions and scrutinize the potential of these insects to transmit F. circinatum spores in forests and nurseries. We also discuss the impact of environmental factors and forest management in this context. We present evidence for the existence of a high diversity of insects with potential to weaken pines and disseminate PPC in Europe, including several common beetle species. In many parts of Europe, temperatures are projected to rise, which may promote the activity of several insect species, supporting multivoltinism and thus, further amplifying the risk of insect-mediated dissemination of PPC. Integrated pest management (IPM) solutions that comply with forest management practices need to be developed to reduce this risk. We recommend careful monitoring of insect populations as the basis for successful IPM. Improved understanding of environmental control of the interaction between insects, the pathogen, and host trees is needed in order to support development of bio-rational strategies to safeguard European pine trees and forests against F. circinatum in future.
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Wu K, Yang J, Ni Y, Liu Q. Identification and analysis of the complete mitochondrial genome of Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). Mitochondrial DNA B Resour 2019; 4:3654-3656. [PMID: 33366128 PMCID: PMC7707520 DOI: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1678422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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The mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) provides important information for phylogenetic analysis and understanding evolutionary origins. Thaumetopoea pityocampa is a forest pest that harms nearly all cedar and pine species. In this study, the T. pityocampa mitochondrial genome was sequenced, assembled, and annotated. The sequence length of the genome was found to be 15,737 bp, containing 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), two rRNA genes, 22 tRNA genes, and an A + T-rich region compared with the genomes of other lepidopterans. The overall nucleotide composition is: 37.3% T, 40.5% A, 14.6% C, and 7.6% G, demonstrating an AT bias (A + T: 77.8%). Our phylogenetic tree analysis results showed that T. pityocampa and Ochrogaster lunifer were the most similar species, with the closest evolutionary distance. The mitogenome sequence determined in this study will contribute to improved understanding of Notodontidae evolution.
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- Kai Wu
- College of Life Sciences, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao, PR China
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- Jiangxi Medical College, Shangrao, PR China
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- College of Life Sciences, Shangrao Normal University, Shangrao, PR China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Coastal Wetland Bioresources, Jiangsu Synthetic Innovation Center for Coastal Bio-agriculture, Yancheng Teachers University, Yancheng, PR China
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Zahiri R, Christian Schmidt B, Schintlmeister A, Yakovlev RV, Rindoš M. Global phylogeography reveals the origin and the evolutionary history of the gypsy moth (Lepidoptera, Erebidae). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2019; 137:1-13. [PMID: 31022514 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2019.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2018] [Revised: 03/27/2019] [Accepted: 04/19/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We examined the global phylogeography of gypsy moth (Lymantria dispar L.) using molecular data based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes. Populations from all biogeographic regions of the native and introduced range of L. dispar, were sampled to fully document intraspecific and subspecies variation, identify potential cryptic species, and to clarify the relationships among major phylogeographic lineages. We recovered three major mtDNA lineages of L. dispar: Transcaucasia; East Asia + Japan; and Europe + Central Asia. The circumscription of these lineages is only partially consistent with the current taxonomic concept (i.e., L. dispar dispar; L. dispar asiatica; L. dispar japonica), with the following important discrepancies: (1) north-central Asian populations, including topotypical populations of L. dispar asiatica, may be more closely related to European rather than Asian segregates, which would require the synonymization of the taxon asiatica and establishment of a new name; (2) the Japanese populations (L. d. japonica) are not distinct from east Asian populations; (3) the presence of a distinct, unnamed mitogenomic lineage endemic to the Trancaucasus region. We demonstrated that the population from Transcaucasia contains the highest mitochondrial haplotype diversity among L. dispar, potentially indicative of an ancestral area for the entire dispar-group. Our study corroborates the endemic Hokkaido, Japan taxon Lymantria umbrosa (Butler) as the sister group to all other L. dispar populations, but the applicability of the names umbrosa versus hokkaidoensis Goldschmidt needs to be re-evaluated. The ancestral area analysis suggest that Japan was likely colonized via Sakhalin ∼1 Mya, in contrast to previous studies which have suggested colonization of the Japanese archipelago via the Korean Peninsula. Lastly, mitogenomic variation within L. dispar is incongruent with phylogenies based on nuclear DNA, as nDNA gene phylogenies did not recover the three major mtDNA lineages, and also failed to recover L. dispar and L. umbrosa as reciprocally monophyletic.
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- Reza Zahiri
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa Plant Laboratory, Entomology Laboratory, Bldg. 18, 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada.
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes, K.W. Neatby Bldg., 960 Carling Ave., Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0C6, Canada
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- Museum Witt, München, Tengstr. 33, D-80796 Munich, Germany; Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology, Branišovská 31, CZ-370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic; University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Science, Branišovská 1760, CZ-370 05 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
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Serra G, Maestrale GB, Tore S, Casula S, Baratti M. Host plant budburst and male-biased dispersal affect the genetic structure of the green oak leaf roller moth, Tortrix viridana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blz010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Giuseppe Serra
- CNR – Institute of Biometeorology, UOS Sassari – Sassari-Li Punti (SS), Italy
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- CNR – Institute of Genetics and Biomedical Research, UOS Sassari – Sassari-Li Punti (SS), Italy
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- CNR – Institute of Genetics and Biomedical Research, UOS Sassari – Sassari-Li Punti (SS), Italy
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- CNR – Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, UOS Firenze – Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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Salman MHR, Bonsignore CP, El Alaoui El Fels A, Giomi F, Hodar JA, Laparie M, Marini L, Merel C, Zalucki MP, Zamoum M, Battisti A. Winter temperature predicts prolonged diapause in pine processionary moth species across their geographic range. PeerJ 2019; 7:e6530. [PMID: 30842907 PMCID: PMC6397759 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.6530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Prolonged diapause occurs in a number of insects and is interpreted as a way to evade adverse conditions. The winter pine processionary moths (Thaumetopoea pityocampa and Th. wilkinsoni) are important pests of pines and cedars in the Mediterranean region. They are typically univoltine, with larvae feeding across the winter, pupating in spring in the soil and emerging as adults in summer. Pupae may, however, enter a prolonged diapause with adults emerging one or more years later. We tested the effect of variation in winter temperature on the incidence of prolonged diapause, using a total of 64 individual datasets related to insect cohorts over the period 1964-2015 for 36 sites in seven countries, covering most of the geographic range of both species. We found high variation in prolonged diapause incidence over their ranges. At both lower and upper ends of the thermal range in winter, prolonged diapause tended to be higher than at intermediate temperatures. Prolonged diapause may represent a risk-spreading strategy to mitigate climate uncertainty, although it may increase individual mortality because of a longer exposure to mortality factors such as predation, parasitism, diseases or energy depletion. Climate change, and in particular the increase of winter temperature, may reduce the incidence of prolonged diapause in colder regions whereas it may increase it in warmer ones, with consequences for population dynamics.
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- Md H R Salman
- DAFNAE, University of Padova, Legnaro Padova, Italia
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- DAFNAE, University of Padova, Legnaro Padova, Italia
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- Department of Ecology, Universidad de Granada, Granada, Spain
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- Unité de Recherche de Zoologie Forestière, INRA, Orleans, France
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- DAFNAE, University of Padova, Legnaro Padova, Italia
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Arboretum Bajnem, Institut National Recherche Forestiere, Alger, Algeria
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Petsopoulos D, Leblois R, Sauné L, İpekdal K, Aravanopoulos FA, Kerdelhué C, Avtzis DN. Crossing the Mid-Aegean Trench: vicariant evolution of the Eastern pine processionary moth, Thaumetopoea wilkinsoni (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae), in Crete. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/bly041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- Dimitrios Petsopoulos
- School of Forestry and Natural Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki GR
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université Montpellier, Agropolis, CS, Montferrier sur Lez cedex, France
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université Montpellier, Agropolis, CS, Montferrier sur Lez cedex, France
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- Ahi Evran University, Faculty of Agriculture, Bagbasi, Kirsehir, Turkey
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- School of Forestry and Natural Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Environment, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki GR
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université Montpellier, Agropolis, CS, Montferrier sur Lez cedex, France
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- Laboratory of Forest Entomology, Forest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Avtzis DN, Petsopoulos D, Memtsas GI, Kavallieratos NG, Athanassiou CG, Boukouvala MC. Revisiting the Distribution of Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) and T. pityocampa ENA Clade in Greece. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2018; 111:1256-1260. [PMID: 29562356 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toy047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In the present work, we sampled individuals of the processionary pine moth, Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis and Schiffermüller; Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) from different areas of Greece between 2014 and 2016. These samples were sequenced for a 760-bp long mtDNA COI locus and the haplotypes retrieved clearly showed that the occurrence of T. pityocampa in Greece is being considerably restricted, with only 8 individuals out of the 221 exhibiting T. pityocampa haplotypes and the rest being identified as T. pityocampa ENA clade haplotypes. To that, one haplotype in particular exhibited the highest abundance and broadest geographic distribution, occurring both in mainland and on islands. Our data suggest a rather recent and rapid population expansion of the ENA clade in Greece and a concomitant recent displacement of T. pityocampa. It thus seems that the relation between T. pityocampa and T. pityocampa ENA clade needs to be further and thorough analyzed before the taxonomic status of T. pityocampa ENA clade can be concluded with confidence.
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- Dimitrios N Avtzis
- Laboratory of Forest Entomology, Forest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Forest Entomology, Forest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Forest Entomology, Forest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Attica, Greece
- Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Kifissia, Attica, Greece
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Nea Ionia, Magnissia, Greece
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Attica, Greece
- Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, Kifissia, Attica, Greece
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Panepistimioupolis, Ioannina, Greece
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Gschloessl B, Dorkeld F, Berges H, Beydon G, Bouchez O, Branco M, Bretaudeau A, Burban C, Dubois E, Gauthier P, Lhuillier E, Nichols J, Nidelet S, Rocha S, Sauné L, Streiff R, Gautier M, Kerdelhué C. Draft genome and reference transcriptomic resources for the urticating pine defoliator Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). Mol Ecol Resour 2018; 18:602-619. [PMID: 29352511 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2017] [Revised: 12/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) is the main pine defoliator in the Mediterranean region. Its urticating larvae cause severe human and animal health concerns in the invaded areas. This species shows a high phenotypic variability for various traits, such as phenology, fecundity and tolerance to extreme temperatures. This study presents the construction and analysis of extensive genomic and transcriptomic resources, which are an obligate prerequisite to understand their underlying genetic architecture. Using a well-studied population from Portugal with peculiar phenological characteristics, the karyotype was first determined and a first draft genome of 537 Mb total length was assembled into 68,292 scaffolds (N50 = 164 kb). From this genome assembly, 29,415 coding genes were predicted. To circumvent some limitations for fine-scale physical mapping of genomic regions of interest, a 3X coverage BAC library was also developed. In particular, 11 BACs from this library were individually sequenced to assess the assembly quality. Additionally, de novo transcriptomic resources were generated from various developmental stages sequenced with HiSeq and MiSeq Illumina technologies. The reads were de novo assembled into 62,376 and 63,175 transcripts, respectively. Then, a robust subset of the genome-predicted coding genes, the de novo transcriptome assemblies and previously published 454/Sanger data were clustered to obtain a high-quality and comprehensive reference transcriptome consisting of 29,701 bona fide unigenes. These sequences covered 99% of the cegma and 88% of the busco highly conserved eukaryotic genes and 84% of the busco arthropod gene set. Moreover, 90% of these transcripts could be localized on the draft genome. The described information is available via a genome annotation portal (http://bipaa.genouest.org/sp/thaumetopoea_pityocampa/).
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- B Gschloessl
- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- INRA-CNRGV, Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France
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- INRA-CNRGV, Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France
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- INRA, US 1426, GeT-PlaGe, Genotoul, INRA Auzeville, Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Forest Research Center (CEF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), University of Lisbon (ULisboa), Lisboa, Portugal
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- INRA, UMR Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes (IGEPP), BioInformatics Platform for Agroecosystems Arthropods (BIPAA), Rennes, France.,INRIA, IRISA, GenOuest Core Facility, Rennes, France
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- BIOGECO, INRA, Univ. Bordeaux, Cestas, France
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- Plateforme MGX-Montpellier GenomiX, c/o Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle IGF-sud, UMR 5203 CNRS-U 661 INSERM-Université de Montpellier, Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- CBGP, IRD, CIRAD, INRA, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- INRA, US 1426, GeT-PlaGe, Genotoul, INRA Auzeville, Castanet Tolosan Cedex, France
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- Edinburgh Genomics, Ashworth Laboratories, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Plateforme MGX-Montpellier GenomiX, c/o Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle IGF-sud, UMR 5203 CNRS-U 661 INSERM-Université de Montpellier, Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- Forest Research Center (CEF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), University of Lisbon (ULisboa), Lisboa, Portugal
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Univ Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Galan M, Pons JB, Tournayre O, Pierre É, Leuchtmann M, Pontier D, Charbonnel N. Metabarcoding for the parallel identification of several hundred predators and their prey: Application to bat species diet analysis. Mol Ecol Resour 2018; 18:474-489. [PMID: 29288544 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.12749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 11/29/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Assessing diet variability is of main importance to better understand the biology of bats and design conservation strategies. Although the advent of metabarcoding has facilitated such analyses, this approach does not come without challenges. Biases may occur throughout the whole experiment, from fieldwork to biostatistics, resulting in the detection of false negatives, false positives or low taxonomic resolution. We detail a rigorous metabarcoding approach based on a short COI minibarcode and two-step PCR protocol enabling the "all at once" taxonomic identification of bats and their arthropod prey for several hundreds of samples. Our study includes faecal pellets collected in France from 357 bats representing 16 species, as well as insect mock communities that mimic bat meals of known composition, negative and positive controls. All samples were analysed using three replicates. We compare the efficiency of DNA extraction methods, and we evaluate the effectiveness of our protocol using identification success, taxonomic resolution, sensitivity and amplification biases. Our parallel identification strategy of predators and prey reduces the risk of mis-assigning prey to wrong predators and decreases the number of molecular steps. Controls and replicates enable to filter the data and limit the risk of false positives, hence guaranteeing high confidence results for both prey occurrence and bat species identification. We validate 551 COI variants from arthropod including 18 orders, 117 family, 282 genus and 290 species. Our method therefore provides a rapid, resolutive and cost-effective screening tool for addressing evolutionary ecological issues or developing "chirosurveillance" and conservation strategies.
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- Maxime Galan
- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, Montferrier sur Lez Cedex, France
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- LabEx ECOFECT Ecoevolutionary Dynamics of Infectious Diseases, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, Montferrier sur Lez Cedex, France
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, Montferrier sur Lez Cedex, France
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- LabEx ECOFECT Ecoevolutionary Dynamics of Infectious Diseases, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.,CNRS, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Évolutive, UMR5558, Université de Lyon, Université Lyon 1, Villeurbanne, France
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- CBGP, INRA, CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, Montferrier sur Lez Cedex, France
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Basso A, Negrisolo E, Zilli A, Battisti A, Cerretti P. A total evidence phylogeny for the processionary moths of the genus Thaumetopoea (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae: Thaumetopoeinae). Cladistics 2017; 33:557-573. [PMID: 34724760 DOI: 10.1111/cla.12181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Processionary moths belong to a group of about 100 species well known for their social behaviour and their urticating systems. The genus Thaumetopoea s.l. includes about 15 species and has been divided into three genera (Helianthocampa, Thaumetopoea s.s., and Traumatocampa) in the last revision, based on key morphological features of the adults and on the host plants of the larvae. We performed a total evidence approach to resolve the phylogeny of the genus Thaumetopoea s.l., analysing all valid taxa included in this group, plus a broad array of close relatives. Thaumetopoea was monophyletic and supported by several apomorphies. Further subclades corroborated by synapomorphies were identified. Our phylogeny suggests that Thaumetopoea must be regarded as a single genus. The mapping of key life history traits on the total evidence tree allowed us to sketch a plausible identikit of the Thaumetopoea ancestor and to track the evolution of the genus. The ancestor originated in the eastern Mediterranean area, and used broadleaved host plants. Subsequently, a switch to conifers occurred, just once, in a large subclade. The ancestor pupated in the soil, like several current species, but in a few taxa this trait was lost, together with the related morphological adaptations.
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- Andrea Basso
- Department of Agronomy Food Natural Resources Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Agripolis, 35020, Legnaro, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science (BCA), University of Padua, Agripolis, 35020, Legnaro, Padua, Italy
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- Division Insects, Department Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD, UK
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- Department of Agronomy Food Natural Resources Animals and Environment (DAFNAE), University of Padua, Agripolis, 35020, Legnaro, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnologies 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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Athanassiou CG, Kavallieratos NG, Pardo D, Sancho J, Colacci M, Boukouvala MC, Nikolaidou AJ, Kondodimas DC, Benavent-Fernández E, Gálvez-Settier S, Trematerra P. Evaluation of Pheromone Trap Devices for the Capture of Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae) in Southern Europe. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2017; 110:1087-1095. [PMID: 28334308 DOI: 10.1093/jee/tox050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The development of reliable monitoring techniques can offer valuable sources of knowledge on the control of Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Denis and Schiffermüller) (Lepidoptera: Thaumetopoeidae). Nevertheless, there is a knowledge gap on the simultaneous large-scale monitoring of T. pityocampa male adult population by using novel trap devices. Thus, the influence of type of trap device on the capture of male adults of T. pityocampa was evaluated in four areas with pine trees in southern Europe; two in Greece (Thessaly and Attica), one in Italy (Molise), and one in Spain (Valencia). Six different novel trap devices, i.e., Prototype 1, Prototype 2, Prototype 3, Prototype 4, Prototype 5, and Prototype 6, were tested during 2015 between July and November. In general, the male adult catches lasted longer in the two sites of Greece compared with Molise and Valencia. Hence, in Thessaly, captures started in early August and remained at high levels until late September. In Attica, captures started in mid-August and lasted until early November. In contrast, for both Molise and Valencia, most of the male adults were captured in August, while male adult catches were recorded until September. From the trap devices tested, Prototype 1 was found superior than the other devices, regardless of the area, with the exception of Valencia, where there were no differences in the overall captures among Prototype 1, Prototype 5, and Prototype 6. In most of the combinations tested, there was a positive and significant correlation among captures of T. pityocampa in pairs of different trap devices, indicating that most of them gave similar population fluctuations. Our results suggest that Prototype 1 should be selected for the monitoring of T. pityocampa male adult population.
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- Christos G Athanassiou
- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou str., Nea Ionia, Magnissia 38446, Greece (; )
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., Athens, Attica 11855, Greece ( ; )
- Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 Stefanou Delta str., Kifissia, Attica 14561, Greece ( )
- Corresponding author,
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- SANSAN PRODESING S.L., Pol. Industrial Los Vientos, C/Virazón 1?CD 1506, Náquera, Valencia 46119, Spain (; )
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- SANSAN PRODESING S.L., Pol. Industrial Los Vientos, C/Virazón 1?CD 1506, Náquera, Valencia 46119, Spain (; )
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- Department of Agricultural Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Via De Sanctis, Campobasso 86100, Italy (; )
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 Iera Odos str., Athens, Attica 11855, Greece ( ; )
- Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 Stefanou Delta str., Kifissia, Attica 14561, Greece ( )
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Panepistimioupolis, Ioannina 45110, Greece
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- Laboratory of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Department of Agriculture Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Phytokou str., Nea Ionia, Magnissia 38446, Greece (; )
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- Laboratory of Agricultural Entomology, Department of Entomology and Agricultural Zoology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 Stefanou Delta str., Kifissia, Attica 14561, Greece
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- AIMPLAS, Plastics Technology Centre, València Parc Tecnològic, Gustave Eiffel, 4, Paterna, Valencia 46980, Spain (; )
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- AIMPLAS, Plastics Technology Centre, València Parc Tecnològic, Gustave Eiffel, 4, Paterna, Valencia 46980, Spain (; )
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- Department of Agricultural Environmental and Food Sciences, University of Molise, Via De Sanctis, Campobasso 86100, Italy (; )
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Battisti A, Larsson S, Roques A. Processionary Moths and Associated Urtication Risk: Global Change-Driven Effects. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY 2017; 62:323-342. [PMID: 27860523 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-ento-031616-034918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Processionary moths carry urticating setae, which cause health problems in humans and other warm-blooded animals. The pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa has responded to global change (climate warming and increased global trade) by extending its distribution range. The subfamily Thaumetopoeinae consists of approximately 100 species. An important question is whether other processionary moth species will similarly respond to these specific dimensions of global change and thus introduce health hazards into new areas. We describe, for the first time, how setae are distributed on different life stages (adult, larva) of major groups within the subfamily. Using the available data, we conclude that there is little evidence that processionary moths as a group will behave like T. pityocampa and expand their distributional range. The health problems caused by setae strongly relate to population density, which may, or may not, be connected to global change.
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- Andrea Battisti
- Department DAFNAE, University of Padova, Legnaro I-35020, Italy;
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- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala S-75007, Sweden;
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- Forest Zoology, UR INRA 0633, Orléans F-45075, France;
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Godefroid M, Rocha S, Santos H, Paiva MR, Burban C, Kerdelhué C, Branco M, Rasplus JY, Rossi JP. Climate constrains range expansion of an allochronic population of the pine processionary moth. DIVERS DISTRIB 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- M. Godefroid
- INRA; UMR CBGP; F-34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez France
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- CEF; Instituto Superior de Agronomia; Universidade de Lisboa; Lisboa Portugal
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- CEF; Instituto Superior de Agronomia; Universidade de Lisboa; Lisboa Portugal
- CENSE; DCEA; Faculty of Sciences and Technology (FCT); Unversidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL); 2829-516 Caparica Portugal
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- CENSE; DCEA; Faculty of Sciences and Technology (FCT); Unversidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL); 2829-516 Caparica Portugal
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- BIOGECO; INRA, Univ. Bordeaux; 33610 Cestas France
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- INRA; UMR CBGP; F-34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez France
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- CEF; Instituto Superior de Agronomia; Universidade de Lisboa; Lisboa Portugal
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- INRA; UMR CBGP; F-34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez France
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Rivas‐Ubach A, Hódar JA, Sardans J, Kyle JE, Kim Y, Oravec M, Urban O, Guenther A, Peñuelas J. Are the metabolomic responses to folivory of closely related plant species linked to macroevolutionary and plant-folivore coevolutionary processes? Ecol Evol 2016; 6:4372-86. [PMID: 27386082 PMCID: PMC4893459 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2016] [Revised: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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The debate whether the coevolution of plants and insects or macroevolutionary processes (phylogeny) is the main driver determining the arsenal of molecular defensive compounds of plants remains unresolved. Attacks by herbivorous insects affect not only the composition of defensive compounds in plants but also the entire metabolome. Metabolomes are the final products of genotypes and are constrained by macroevolutionary processes, so closely related species should have similar metabolomic compositions and may respond in similar ways to attacks by folivores. We analyzed the elemental compositions and metabolomes of needles from three closely related Pinus species with distant coevolutionary histories with the caterpillar of the processionary moth respond similarly to its attack. All pines had different metabolomes and metabolic responses to herbivorous attack. The metabolomic variation among the species and the responses to folivory reflected their macroevolutionary relationships, with P. pinaster having the most divergent metabolome. The concentrations of terpenes were in the attacked trees supporting the hypothesis that herbivores avoid plant individuals with higher concentrations. Our results suggest that macroevolutionary history plays important roles in the metabolomic responses of these pine species to folivory, but plant-insect coevolution probably constrains those responses. Combinations of different evolutionary factors and trade-offs are likely responsible for the different responses of each species to folivory, which is not necessarily exclusively linked to plant-insect coevolution.
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- Albert Rivas‐Ubach
- Environmental Molecular Sciences LaboratoryPacific Northwest National LaboratoryRichlandWashington99354USA
- CREAFCerdanyola del Vallès08913CataloniaSpain
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- Grupo de Ecología TerrestreDepartamento de Biología Animal y EcologíaFacultad de CienciasUniversidad de Granada18071GranadaSpain
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- CREAFCerdanyola del Vallès08913CataloniaSpain
- CSICGlobal Ecology Unit CREAF‐CEAB‐CSIC‐UABCerdanyola del Vallès08913CataloniaSpain
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- Biological Sciences DivisionPacific Northwest National LaboratoryRichlandWashington99354USA
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- Biological Sciences DivisionPacific Northwest National LaboratoryRichlandWashington99354USA
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- Global Change Research CentreAcademy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicBĕlidla 4aCZ‐603 00BrnoCzech Republic
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- Global Change Research CentreAcademy of Sciences of the Czech RepublicBĕlidla 4aCZ‐603 00BrnoCzech Republic
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- Department of Earth System ScienceUniversity of CaliforniaIrvineCalifornia92697USA
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- CREAFCerdanyola del Vallès08913CataloniaSpain
- CSICGlobal Ecology Unit CREAF‐CEAB‐CSIC‐UABCerdanyola del Vallès08913CataloniaSpain
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El Mokhefi M, Kerdelhué C, Burban C, Battisti A, Chakali G, Simonato M. Genetic differentiation of the pine processionary moth at the southern edge of its range: contrasting patterns between mitochondrial and nuclear markers. Ecol Evol 2016; 6:4274-88. [PMID: 27386074 PMCID: PMC4884675 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) is an important pest of coniferous forests at the southern edge of its range in Maghreb. Based on mitochondrial markers, a strong genetic differentiation was previously found in this species between western (pityocampa clade) and eastern Maghreb populations (ENA clade), with the contact zone between the clades located in Algeria. We focused on the moth range in Algeria, using both mitochondrial (a 648 bp fragment of the tRNA-cox2) and nuclear (11 microsatellite loci) markers. A further analysis using a shorter mtDNA fragment and the same microsatellite loci was carried out on a transect in the contact zone between the mitochondrial clades. Mitochondrial diversity showed a strong geographical structure and a well-defined contact zone between the two clades. In particular, in the pityocampa clade, two inner subclades were found whereas ENA did not show any further structure. Microsatellite analysis outlined a different pattern of differentiation, with two main groups not overlapping with the mitochondrial clades. The inconsistency between mitochondrial and nuclear markers is probably explained by sex-biased dispersal and recent afforestation efforts that have bridged isolated populations.
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- M'hamed El Mokhefi
- Département de Zoologie Agricole et ForestièreEcole Nationale Supérieure AgronomiqueEl‐Harrach16200AlgiersAlgeria
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals, & Environment (DAFNAE)University of PaduaViale dell'Università 1635020Legnaro (PD)Italy
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- Département de Zoologie Agricole et ForestièreEcole Nationale Supérieure AgronomiqueEl‐Harrach16200AlgiersAlgeria
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals, & Environment (DAFNAE)University of PaduaViale dell'Università 1635020Legnaro (PD)Italy
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Burban C, Gautier M, Leblois R, Landes J, Santos H, Paiva MR, Branco M, Kerdelhue C. Evidence for low-level hybridization between two allochronic populations of the pine processionary moth,Thaumetopoea pityocampa(Lepidoptera: Notodontidae). Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/bij.12829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- INRA; UMR CBGP; F-34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez France
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- CEF; Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA); Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa); Lisboa 1349-017 Portugal
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- CENSE; Faculty of Sciences and Technology (FCT); Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL); 2829-516 Caparica Portugal
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- CEF; Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA); Universidade de Lisboa (ULisboa); Lisboa 1349-017 Portugal
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Korsch K, Bataka A, Kodona M, Sioulas S, Tsiakiris R, Michaelakis A, Avtzis DN. Genetic diversity of Thaumetopoea pityocampa in Greece: the role of Quaternary changes in Aegean Sea. Open Life Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/biol-2015-0038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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AbstractThaumetopoea pityocampa, the winter pine
processionary moth, is one of the most important pests
of pine trees in the Mediterranean region. To learn more
about the refugial areas within the greater refugium
of Greece, samples from 15 local populations were
collected. Analysis of the Cytochrome Oxidase I region
identified 15 haplotypes. One strongly supported clade
was found, separating the Aegean island of Lesvos from
the mainland populations. Mdiv analysis showed that
this clade diverged from the general clade 155,000 y.a.,
suggesting the sea level changes during the Quaternary
Period as a possible reason for its seclusion. Additionally,
comparisons with similar studies in this region revealed
a possible colonization of the eastern Aegean islands
from the Turkish mainland rather than from Greece.
However, no strong isolation-by-distance events were
detected among the mainland populations, which could
be attributed to the joint effect of regular gene flow and
the lack of insurmountable geographic barriers. Finally,
regarding population structure, Bayesian analysis as well
as neutrality tests pointed towards an ongoing population
expansion which verifies the potential invasiveness of
this pest species, something that will have to be dealt with
under the influence of climate change.
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- Katrin Korsch
- 1Faculty of Forest and Environment, Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Eberswalde, Germany
- 2Forest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 2Forest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 2Forest Research Institute, Hellenic Agricultural Organization Demeter, Vassilika, Thessaloniki, Greece
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Wei S, Cao L, Gong Y, Shi B, Wang S, Zhang F, Guo X, Wang Y, Chen X. Population genetic structure and approximate
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ayesian computation analyses reveal the southern origin and northward dispersal of the oriental fruit moth
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rapholita molesta
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epidoptera:
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ortricidae) in its native range. Mol Ecol 2015; 24:4094-111. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.13300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2013] [Revised: 06/22/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Shu‐Jun Wei
- Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences 9 Shuguanghuayuan Middle Road, Haidian District Beijing 100097 China
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- Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences 9 Shuguanghuayuan Middle Road, Haidian District Beijing 100097 China
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- Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences 9 Shuguanghuayuan Middle Road, Haidian District Beijing 100097 China
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- Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences 9 Shuguanghuayuan Middle Road, Haidian District Beijing 100097 China
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- Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences 9 Shuguanghuayuan Middle Road, Haidian District Beijing 100097 China
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- Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences 9 Shuguanghuayuan Middle Road, Haidian District Beijing 100097 China
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- Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences 9 Shuguanghuayuan Middle Road, Haidian District Beijing 100097 China
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- Institute of Plant and Environmental Protection Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences 9 Shuguanghuayuan Middle Road, Haidian District Beijing 100097 China
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- Institute of Insect Sciences Zhejiang University 866 Yuhangtang Road Hangzhou 310058 China
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Çıplak B, Kaya S, Boztepe Z, Gündüz İ. Mountainous genusAnterastes(Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae): autochthonous survival across several glacial ages via vertical range shifts. ZOOL SCR 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Battal Çıplak
- Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Akdeniz University; Antalya Turkey
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- Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Akdeniz University; Antalya Turkey
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- Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Akdeniz University; Antalya Turkey
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- Department of Biology; Faculty of Art & Science; Ondokuz Mayıs University; Samsun Turkey
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Genetic diversity and host alternation of the egg parasitoid Ooencyrtus pityocampae between the pine processionary moth and the caper bug. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0122788. [PMID: 25856082 PMCID: PMC4391850 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0122788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2014] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The increased use of molecular tools for species identification in recent decades revealed that each of many apparently generalist parasitoids are actually a complex of morphologically similar congeners, most of which have a rather narrow host range. Ooencyrtus pityocampae (OP), an important egg parasitoid of the pine processionary moth (PPM), is considered a generalist parasitoid. OP emerges from PPM eggs after winter hibernation, mainly in spring and early summer, long before the eggs of the next PPM generation occurs. The occurrence of OP in eggs of the variegated caper bug (CB) Stenozygum coloratum in spring and summer suggests that OP populations alternate seasonally between PPM and CB. However, the identity of OP population on CB eggs seemed uncertain; unlike OP-PPM populations, the former displayed apparently high male/female ratios and lack of attraction to the PPM sex pheromone. We studied the molecular identities of the two populations since the morphological identification of the genus Ooencyrtus, and OP in particular, is difficult. Sequencing of COI and ITS2 DNA fragments and AFLP analysis of individuals from both hosts revealed no apparent differences between the OP-PPM and the OP-CB populations for both the Israeli and the Turkish OPs, which therefore supported the possibility of host alternation. Sequencing data extended our knowledge of the genetic structure of OP populations in the Mediterranean area, and revealed clear separation between East and West Mediterranean populations. The overall level of genetic diversity was rather small, with the Israeli population much less diverse than all others; possible explanations for this finding are discussed. The findings support the possibility of utilizing the CB and other hosts for enhancing biological control of the PPM.
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Zamoum M, Martin JC, Bensidi A. Fecundity of the pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) at the southern edge of its distribution range. Biologia (Bratisl) 2015. [DOI: 10.1515/biolog-2015-0036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Jezkova T, Riddle BR, Card DC, Schield DR, Eckstut ME, Castoe TA. Genetic consequences of postglacial range expansion in two codistributed rodents (genusDipodomys) depend on ecology and genetic locus. Mol Ecol 2014; 24:83-97. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.13012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2014] [Revised: 11/16/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Tereza Jezkova
- School of Life Sciences; University of Nevada Las Vegas; 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas NV 89154 USA
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- School of Life Sciences; University of Nevada Las Vegas; 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas NV 89154 USA
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- Department of Biology; The University of Texas at Arlington; 501 South Nedderman Drive Arlington TX 76010 USA
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- Department of Biology; The University of Texas at Arlington; 501 South Nedderman Drive Arlington TX 76010 USA
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- School of Life Sciences; University of Nevada Las Vegas; 4505 Maryland Parkway Las Vegas NV 89154 USA
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- Department of Biology; The University of Texas at Arlington; 501 South Nedderman Drive Arlington TX 76010 USA
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Kaya S, Boztepe Z, Çiplak B. Phylogeography of thePoecilimon luschanispecies group (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae): a radiation strictly correlated with climatic transitions in the Pleistocene. Zool J Linn Soc 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Sarp Kaya
- Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Akdeniz University; 07058 Antalya Turkey
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- Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Akdeniz University; 07058 Antalya Turkey
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- Department of Biology; Faculty of Science; Akdeniz University; 07058 Antalya Turkey
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Galarza JA, Nokelainen O, Ashrafi R, Hegna RH, Mappes J. Temporal relationship between genetic and warning signal variation in the aposematic wood tiger moth (Parasemia plantaginis). Mol Ecol 2014; 23:4939-57. [PMID: 25211063 DOI: 10.1111/mec.12913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Revised: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Many plants and animals advertise unpalatability through warning signals in the form of colour and shape. Variation in warning signals within local populations is not expected because they are subject to directional selection. However, mounting evidence of warning signal variation within local populations suggests that other selective forces may be acting. Moreover, different selective pressures may act on the individual components of a warning signal. At present, we have a limited understanding about how multiple selection processes operate simultaneously on warning signal components, and even less about their temporal and spatial dynamics. Here, we examined temporal variation of several wing warning signal components (colour, UV-reflectance, signal size and pattern) of two co-occurring colour morphs of the aposematic wood tiger moth (Parasemia plantaginis). Sampling was carried out in four geographical regions over three consecutive years. We also evaluated each morph's temporal genetic structure by analysing mitochondrial sequence data and nuclear microsatellite markers. Our results revealed temporal differences between the morphs for most signal components measured. Moreover, variation occurred differently in the fore- and hindwings. We found no differences in the genetic structure between the morphs within years and regions, suggesting single local populations. However, local genetic structure fluctuated temporally. Negative correlations were found between variation produced by neutrally evolving genetic markers and those of the different signal components, indicating a non-neutral evolution for most warning signal components. Taken together, our results suggest that differential selection on warning signal components and fluctuating population structure can be one explanation for the maintenance of warning signal variation in this aposematic species.
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- Juan A Galarza
- Centre of Excellence in Biological Interactions, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, Survontie 9, Jyväskylä, 40500, Finland
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Qi XS, Yuan N, Comes HP, Sakaguchi S, Qiu YX. A strong 'filter' effect of the East China Sea land bridge for East Asia's temperate plant species: inferences from molecular phylogeography and ecological niche modelling of Platycrater arguta (Hydrangeaceae). BMC Evol Biol 2014; 14:41. [PMID: 24593236 PMCID: PMC4015774 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-14-41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background In East Asia, an increasing number of studies on temperate forest tree species find evidence for migration and gene exchange across the East China Sea (ECS) land bridge up until the last glacial maximum (LGM). However, it is less clear when and how lineages diverged in this region, whether in full isolation or in the face of post-divergence gene flow. Here, we investigate the effects of Quaternary changes in climate and sea level on the evolutionary and demographic history of Platycrater arguta, a rare temperate understorey shrub with disjunct distributions in East China (var. sinensis) and South Japan (var. arguta). Molecular data were obtained from 14 P. arguta populations to infer current patterns of molecular structure and diversity in relation to past (Last Interglacial and Last Glacial Maximum) and present distributions based on ecological niche modelling (ENM). A coalescent-based isolation-with-migration (IM) model was used to estimate lineage divergence times and population demographic parameters. Results Combining information from nuclear/chloroplast sequence data with nuclear microsatellites, our IM analyses identify the two varieties as genetically distinct units that evolved in strict allopatry since the mid-Pleistocene, c. 0.89 (0.51–1.2) Ma. Together with Bayesian Skyeline Plots, our data further suggest that both lineages experienced post-divergence demographic growth, followed by refugial isolation, divergence, and in the case of var. arguta post-glacial admixture. However, past species distribution modelling indicates that the species’ overall distribution has not greatly changed over the last glacial cycles. Conclusions Our findings highlight the important influence of ancient sea-level changes on the diversification of East Asia’s temperate flora. Implicitly, they challenge the notion of general temperate forest expansion across the ECS land bridge, demonstrating instead its ‘filter’ effect owing to an unsuitable environment for certain species and their biological (e.g., recruitment) properties.
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- Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology for Endangered Wildlife of the Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Gschloessl B, Vogel H, Burban C, Heckel D, Streiff R, Kerdelhué C. Comparative analysis of two phenologically divergent populations of the pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) by de novo transcriptome sequencing. INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 46:31-42. [PMID: 24468684 DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2014.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Revised: 01/11/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa is a Mediterranean lepidopteran defoliator that experiences a rapid range expansion towards higher latitudes and altitudes due to the current climate warming. Its phenology - the time of sexual reproduction - is certainly a key trait for the local adaptation of the processionary moth to climatic conditions. Moreover, an exceptional case of allochronic differentiation was discovered ca. 15 years ago in this species. A population with a shifted phenology (the summer population, SP) co-exists near Leiria, Portugal, with a population following the classical cycle (the winter population, WP). The existence of this population is an outstanding opportunity to decipher the genetic bases of phenology. No genomic resources were so far available for T. pityocampa. We developed a high-throughput sequencing approach to build a first reference transcriptome, and to proceed with comparative analyses of the sympatric SP and WP. We pooled RNA extracted from whole individuals of various developmental stages, and performed a transcriptome characterisation for both populations combining Roche 454-FLX and traditional Sanger data. The obtained sequences were clustered into ca. 12,000 transcripts corresponding to 9265 unigenes. The mean transcript coverage was 21.9 reads per bp. Almost 70% of the de novo assembled transcripts displayed significant similarity to previously published proteins and around 50% of the transcripts contained a full-length coding region. Comparative analyses of the population transcriptomes allowed to investigate genes specifically expressed in one of the studied populations only, and to identify the most divergent homologous SP/WP transcripts. The most divergent pairs of transcripts did not correspond to obvious phenology-related candidate genes, and 43% could not be functionally annotated. This study provides the first comprehensive genome-wide resource for the target species T. pityocampa. Many of the assembled genes are orthologs of published Lepidoptera genes, which allows carrying out gene-specific re-sequencing. Data mining has allowed the identification of SNP loci that will be useful for population genomic approaches and genome-wide scans of population differentiation to identify signatures of selection.
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- Bernhard Gschloessl
- INRA, UMR CBGP (INRA/IRD/CIRAD/Montpellier Supagro), Campus International de Baillarguet, CS30016, F-34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez Cedex, France.
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department of Entomology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- INRA, UMR1202 BIOGECO, 69 Route d'Arcachon, F-33612 Cestas Cedex, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Department of Entomology, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- INRA, UMR CBGP (INRA/IRD/CIRAD/Montpellier Supagro), Campus International de Baillarguet, CS30016, F-34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez Cedex, France
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- INRA, UMR CBGP (INRA/IRD/CIRAD/Montpellier Supagro), Campus International de Baillarguet, CS30016, F-34988 Montferrier-sur-Lez Cedex, France
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Raymond L, Plantegenest M, Vialatte A. Migration and dispersal may drive to high genetic variation and significant genetic mixing: the case of two agriculturally important, continental hoverflies (Episyrphus balteatus and Sphaerophoria scripta). Mol Ecol 2013; 22:5329-39. [PMID: 24138027 DOI: 10.1111/mec.12483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Population structure of pests and beneficial species is an important issue when designing management strategies to optimize ecosystem services. In this study, we investigated for the first time the population structure at a continental scale of two migratory species of hoverflies providing both pest regulation and pollination services [Episyrphus balteatus and Sphaerophoria scripta (Diptera: Syrphidae)]. To achieve this objective, we used two sets of 12 species-specific microsatellite markers on a large-scale sampling from all over Europe. Our findings showed a high level of genetic mixing resulting in a lack of genetic differentiation at a continental scale and a great genetic diversity in the two species. All the pairwise FST values between European localities were less 0.05 in the two species. These low values reflect a large-scale genetic mixing probably caused by the existence of frequent migratory movements in the two species. Mantel tests revealed isolation-by-distance pattern on the East-West axis, but not on the North-South axis. This isolation-by-distance pattern confirms the existence of North-South migratory movements in both directions and suggests an important step by step dispersal. Population features shown by this study are common in invasive species and pests, but are not often observed in beneficial species. They reflect great colonization abilities and a high adaptive potential when dealing with a changing environment. Our results highlight the two studied species as particularly interesting beneficial insects for pollination and pest predation in the current context of global change.
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- Lucie Raymond
- UMR 1201 DYNAFOR, INRA, F-31320, Castanet Tolosan, France; Agrocampus Ouest, UMR 1349 IGEPP, F-35042, Rennes, France; UMR 1201 DYNAFOR, Université de Toulouse, INPT-ENSAT, F-31320, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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Cassel-Lundhagen A, Ronnås C, Battisti A, Wallén J, Larsson S. Stepping-stone expansion and habitat loss explain a peculiar genetic structure and distribution of a forest insect. Mol Ecol 2013; 22:3362-75. [PMID: 23718200 DOI: 10.1111/mec.12313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2012] [Revised: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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It is challenging to unravel the history of organisms with highly scattered populations. Such species may have fragmented distributions because extant populations are remnants of a previously more continuous range, or because the species has narrow habitat requirements in combination with good dispersal capacity (naturally or vector borne). The northern pine processionary moth Thaumetopoea pinivora has a scattered distribution with fragmented populations in two separate regions, northern and south-western Europe. The aims of this study were to explore the glacial and postglacial history of T. pinivora, and add to the understanding of its current distribution and level of contemporary gene flow. We surveyed published records of its occurrence and analysed individuals from a representative subset of populations across the range. A 633 bp long fragment of the mtDNA COI gene was sequenced and nine polymorphic microsatellite loci were genotyped. Only nine nucleotide sites were polymorphic in the COI gene and 90% of the individuals from across its whole range shared the same haplotype. The microsatellite diversity gradually declined towards the north, and unique alleles were found in only three of the northern and three of southern sites. Genetic structuring did not indicate complete isolation among regions, but an increase of genetic isolation by geographic distance. Approximate Bayesian model choice suggested recent divergence during the postglacial period, but glacial refugia remain unidentified. The progressive reduction of suitable habitats is suggested to explain the genetic structure of the populations and we suggest that T. pinivora is a cold-tolerant relict species, with situation-dependent dispersal.
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- Anna Cassel-Lundhagen
- Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Box 7044, SE-750 07, Uppsala, Sweden
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Simonato M, Battisti A, Kerdelhué C, Burban C, Lopez-Vaamonde C, Pivotto I, Salvato P, Negrisolo E. Host and phenology shifts in the evolution of the social moth genus Thaumetopoea. PLoS One 2013. [PMID: 23460830 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057192,] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The genus Thaumetopoea contains the processionary moths, a group of lepidopteran associated with forest trees, well known for the social behaviour of the larvae and for carrying urticating setae. The taxonomy of the genus is partly unresolved and a phylogenetic approach is lacking. The goal of this work is to produce a phylogeny for Thaumetopoea and to identify the main traits driving the evolution of this group. Eighteen mitochondrial and three nuclear genes were fully/partly sequenced. Markers were aligned and analysed singularly or in various combinations. Phylogenetic analyses were performed according to maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference methods. Trees obtained from largest data sets provided identical topologies that received strong statistical support. Three main clades were identified within Thaumetopoea and were further supported by several signatures located in the mitochondrial tRNAs and intergenic spacers. The reference topology was used to investigate the evolution of life history traits related to biogeography, host plant, ecology, and morphology. A multigenic approach allowed to produce a robust phylogenetic analysis of the genus Thaumetopoea, with the identification of three major clades linked to different ecological and life history traits. The first clade is associated with Angiosperm host plants and has a fast spring development of larvae on young foliage. The other clades have originated by one event of host plant shift to Gymnosperm Pinaceae, which implied a longer larval developmental time due to the lower nutritional quality of leaves. These clades showed different adaptations to such a constraint, the first with a switch of larval feeding to cold season (winter pine processionary moths), and the second with a retraction to high altitude and latitude and a development cycle extended over two years (summer pine processionary moths). Recent global warming is affecting all species and seems able to further shape the evolution of the group.
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Simonato M, Battisti A, Kerdelhué C, Burban C, Lopez-Vaamonde C, Pivotto I, Salvato P, Negrisolo E. Host and phenology shifts in the evolution of the social moth genus Thaumetopoea. PLoS One 2013; 8:e57192. [PMID: 23460830 PMCID: PMC3584119 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The genus Thaumetopoea contains the processionary moths, a group of lepidopteran associated with forest trees, well known for the social behaviour of the larvae and for carrying urticating setae. The taxonomy of the genus is partly unresolved and a phylogenetic approach is lacking. The goal of this work is to produce a phylogeny for Thaumetopoea and to identify the main traits driving the evolution of this group. Eighteen mitochondrial and three nuclear genes were fully/partly sequenced. Markers were aligned and analysed singularly or in various combinations. Phylogenetic analyses were performed according to maximum likelihood and Bayesian inference methods. Trees obtained from largest data sets provided identical topologies that received strong statistical support. Three main clades were identified within Thaumetopoea and were further supported by several signatures located in the mitochondrial tRNAs and intergenic spacers. The reference topology was used to investigate the evolution of life history traits related to biogeography, host plant, ecology, and morphology. A multigenic approach allowed to produce a robust phylogenetic analysis of the genus Thaumetopoea, with the identification of three major clades linked to different ecological and life history traits. The first clade is associated with Angiosperm host plants and has a fast spring development of larvae on young foliage. The other clades have originated by one event of host plant shift to Gymnosperm Pinaceae, which implied a longer larval developmental time due to the lower nutritional quality of leaves. These clades showed different adaptations to such a constraint, the first with a switch of larval feeding to cold season (winter pine processionary moths), and the second with a retraction to high altitude and latitude and a development cycle extended over two years (summer pine processionary moths). Recent global warming is affecting all species and seems able to further shape the evolution of the group.
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- INRA, UMR CBGP (INRA/CIRAD/IRD/Montpellier Supagro), Montferrier-sur-Lez, France
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- INRA, UMR1202 BIOGECO (INRA/Université de Bordeaux), Cestas, France
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- INRA, UMR1202 BIOGECO (INRA/Université de Bordeaux), Cestas, France
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- DAFNAE-Entomology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- BCA Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Safety, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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Rapson SA, Goldizen AW, Seddon JM. Gene flow in mongooses endemic to Namibia's granite inselbergs despite past climatic fluctuations and isolating landscape features. J Mammal 2013. [DOI: 10.1644/11-mamm-a-379.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Ghesini S, Marini M. Morphology and phylogeny of Reticulitermes sp. (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) from Cyprus. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2012; 102:672-681. [PMID: 22647386 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485312000260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Taxonomy and phylogeny of termites of the genus Reticulitermes in central and eastern Mediterranean lands are poorly understood, partly due to insufficient sampling. This study aims to contribute to the knowledge of east Mediterranean termites by presenting morphological and molecular data on Reticulitermes from Cyprus. Samples from 15 colonies were collected throughout the island. Qualitative and quantitative morphological characters were analyzed for alate and soldier castes. Partial sequences of the mitochondrial genes COII and 16S were used to evaluate genetic diversity of Cypriot colonies and to determine their phylogenetic relationships with taxa from central and eastern Mediterranean areas. Cypriot alates have some morphological features in common with the Israeli R. clypeatus: an enlarged postclypeus and a wide unpigmented margin of the eye. They are larger than R. clypeatus but smaller than western European species, such as R. banyulensis, R. lucifugus corsicus and R. grassei. For Cypriot soldiers, two size groups were identified, possibly in relation with the age of their mother colonies. Phylogenetic analysis shows that, contrary to what might be expected, the samples with the highest affinity with Cypriot samples are not those from the nearby mainland (south Turkey, Israel), but from north-eastern Greece. Comprehensive sampling in the nearby mainland is lacking, so the possibility that populations exist it that region with an affinity towards Cypriot Reticulitermes sp. cannot be ruled out. Together with samples from the Halkidiki peninsula, north-eastern Greece, northern Turkey and Crete, Cypriot Reticulitermes form a well-supported north-eastern Mediterranean clade.
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- Dipartimento di Biologia Evoluzionistica Sperimentale, University of Bologna, Italy
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Auger-Rozenberg MA, Boivin T, Magnoux E, Courtin C, Roques A, Kerdelhué C. Inferences on population history of a seed chalcid wasp: invasion success despite a severe founder effect from an unexpected source population. Mol Ecol 2012; 21:6086-103. [PMID: 23110419 DOI: 10.1111/mec.12077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2012] [Revised: 08/29/2012] [Accepted: 09/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M.-A. Auger-Rozenberg
- INRA, UR633 Unité de Recherche de Zoologie Forestière; 2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin CS 40001 Ardon; F-45075; Orléans; Cedex 2; France
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- INRA, UR629 Ecologie des Forêts Méditerranéennes; Site Agroparc; F-84914; Avignon; Cedex 09; France
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- INRA, UR633 Unité de Recherche de Zoologie Forestière; 2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin CS 40001 Ardon; F-45075; Orléans; Cedex 2; France
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- INRA, UR633 Unité de Recherche de Zoologie Forestière; 2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin CS 40001 Ardon; F-45075; Orléans; Cedex 2; France
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- INRA, UR633 Unité de Recherche de Zoologie Forestière; 2163 Avenue de la Pomme de Pin CS 40001 Ardon; F-45075; Orléans; Cedex 2; France
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- INRA, UMR CBGP (INRA; IRD; CIRAD; Montpellier Supagro), Campus International de Baillarguet; CS 30016, F-34988; Montferrier-sur-Lez; France
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SANTOS H, PAIVA MR, TAVARES C, KERDELHUÉ C, BRANCO M. Temperature niche shift observed in a Lepidoptera population under allochronic divergence. J Evol Biol 2011; 24:1897-905. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02318.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Robinet C, Imbert CE, Rousselet J, Sauvard D, Garcia J, Goussard F, Roques A. Human-mediated long-distance jumps of the pine processionary moth in Europe. Biol Invasions 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-011-9979-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Vega JM, Moneo I, Ortiz JCG, Palla PS, Sanchís ME, Vega J, Gonzalez-Muñoz M, Battisti A, Roques A. Prevalence of cutaneous reactions to the pine processionary moth (Thaumetopoea pityocampa) in an adult population. Contact Dermatitis 2011; 64:220-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2011.01884.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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