Life-History Strategies and the Genetic Structure of Phytophagous Insect Populations

1998 ◽  
pp. 263-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merrill A. Peterson ◽  
Robert F. Denno
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Life History Strategies ◽  
Phytophagous Insect ◽  
Insect Populations

Determinants of genetic structure of the Sub-Saharan parasitic wasp Cotesia sesamiae

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoine Branca ◽  
Bruno Le Ru ◽  
Paul-André Calatayud ◽  
Julius Obonyo ◽  
Boaz Muzyoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Life History ◽  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Parasitic Wasp ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Host Specialization ◽  
Life History Strategies ◽  
Cotesia Sesamiae ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Different Strains

AbstractParasitoid life style represents one of the most diversified life history strategies on earth. There are however very few studies on the variables associated with intraspecific diversity of parasitoid insects, especially regarding the relationship with spatial, biotic and abiotic ecological factors. Cotesia sesamiae is a Sub-Saharan stenophagous parasitic wasp that parasitizes several African stemborer species with variable developmental success. The different host-specialized populations are infected with different strains of Wolbachia, an endosymbiotic bacterium widespread in arthropods that is known for impacting life history traits notably reproduction, and consequently species distribution. In this study, first we analyzed the genetic structure of C. sesamiae across Sub-Saharan Africa, using 8 microsatellite markers, and 3 clustering software. We identified five major population clusters across Sub-Saharan Africa, which probably originated in East African Rift region and expanded throughout Africa in relation to host genus and abiotic factors such as climatic classifications. Using laboratory lines, we estimated the incompatibility between the different strains of Wolbachia infecting C. sesamiae. We observed an incompatibility between Wolbachia strains was asymmetric; expressed in one direction only. Based on these results, we assessed the relationships between direction of gene flow and Wolbachia infections in the genetic clusters. We found that Wolbachia-induced reproductive incompatibility was less influential than host specialization in the genetic structure. Both Wolbachia and host were more influential than geography and current climatic conditions. These results are discussed in the context of African biogeography, and co-evolution between Wolbachia, virus parasitoid and host, in the perspective of improving biological control efficiency through a better knowledge of the biodiversity of biological control agents.

Genetic structure in the Amazonian catfish Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii: influence of life history strategies

Genetica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 142 (4) ◽  
pp. 323-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. M. Carvajal-Vallejos ◽  
F. Duponchelle ◽  
E. Desmarais ◽  
F. Cerqueira ◽  
S. Querouil ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Life History Strategies

scholarly journals Natural variation in plant telomere length is associated with flowering time

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jae Young Choi ◽  
Liliia R Abdulkina ◽  
Jun Yin ◽  
Inna B Chastukhina ◽  
John T Lovell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Telomere Length ◽  
Flowering Time ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Genome Wide Association Study ◽  
Genomic Analysis ◽  
Life History Strategies ◽  
Length Variation ◽  
Chromosomal Structure ◽  
Chromosome Integrity

Abstract Telomeres are highly repetitive DNA sequences found at the ends of chromosomes that protect the chromosomes from deterioration during cell division. Here, using whole genome re-sequencing and terminal restriction fragment assays, we found substantial natural intraspecific variation in telomere length in Arabidopsis thaliana, rice (Oryza sativa), and maize (Zea mays). Genome-wide association study (GWAS) mapping in A. thaliana identified 13 regions with GWAS-significant associations underlying telomere length variation, including a region that harbors the telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) gene. Population genomic analysis provided evidence for a selective sweep at the TERT region associated with longer telomeres. We found that telomere length is negatively correlated with flowering time variation not only in A. thaliana, but also in maize and rice, indicating a link between life history traits and chromosome integrity. Our results point to several possible reasons for this correlation, including the possibility that longer telomeres may be more adaptive in plants that have faster developmental rates (and therefore flower earlier). Our work suggests that chromosomal structure itself might be an adaptive trait associated with plant life history strategies.

Intraspecific hybridization, life history strategies and potential invasion success in a parasitoid wasp

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 1311-1329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chiara Benvenuto ◽  
Sandrine Cheyppe-Buchmann ◽  
Gérald Bermond ◽  
Nicolas Ris ◽  
Xavier Fauvergue
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Parasitoid Wasp ◽  
Invasion Success ◽  
Life History Strategies ◽  
Intraspecific Hybridization

High levels of liver antioxidants are associated with life-history strategies characteristic of slow growth and high survival rates in birds

2012 ◽  
Vol 182 (7) ◽  
pp. 947-959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ismael Galván ◽  
Johannes Erritzøe ◽  
Filiz Karadaş ◽  
Anders P. Møller
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Life History Strategies ◽  
High Survival
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