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Soto E, LaFrentz BR, Yun S, Megarani D, Henderson E, Piewbang C, Johnston AE, Techangamsuwan S, Ng TFF, Warg J, Surachetpong W, Subramaniam K. Diagnosis, isolation and description of a novel amnoonvirus recovered from diseased fancy guppies, Poecilia reticulata. JOURNAL OF FISH DISEASES 2024; 47:e13937. [PMID: 38440909 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.13937] [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: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
Abstract
The guppy, Poecilia reticulata, is one of the most common cultured ornamental fish species, and a popular pet fish highly desired by hobbyists worldwide due to its availability of many brilliantly coloured fish of many varieties. The susceptibility of guppies to diseases presents a remarkable concern for both breeders and hobbyists. In this study, we report the emergence of disease in fancy guppies caused by a previously uncharacterized virus in the USA. This virus was isolated from moribund guppies in two separate outbreaks in California and Alabama, from December 2021 to June 2023. The infected guppies presented with acute morbidity and mortality shortly after shipping, displaying nonspecific clinical signs and gross changes including lethargy, anorexia, swimming at the water surface, gill pallor, mild to moderate coelomic distension and occasional skin lesions including protruding scales, skin ulcers and hyperaemia. Histological changes in affected fish were mild and nonspecific; however, liver and testes from moribund fish were positive for Tilapia lake virus (TiLV), the single described member in the family Amnoonviridae, using immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization, although the latter was weak. A virus was successfully recovered following tissue inoculation on epithelioma papulosum cyprini and snakehead fish cell lines. Whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analyses revealed nucleotide and amino acid homologies from 78.3%-91.2%, and 78.2%-97.7%, respectively, when comparing the guppy virus genomes to TiLV isolates. Based on the criteria outlined herein, we propose the classification of this new virus, fancy tailed guppy virus (FTGV), as a member of the family Amnoonviridae, with the name Tilapinevirus poikilos (from the Greek 'poikilos', meaning of many colours; various sorts, akin to 'poecilia').
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- Esteban Soto
- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- California Animal Health and Food Safety Lab, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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- Animal Virome and Diagnostic Development Research Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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- Animal Virome and Diagnostic Development Research Unit, Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
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- Diagnostic Virology Laboratory, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, United States Department of Agriculture, Ames, Iowa, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Rodrigues-Filho JL, Macêdo RL, Sarmento H, Pimenta VRA, Alonso C, Teixeira CR, Pagliosa PR, Netto SA, Santos NCL, Daura-Jorge FG, Rocha O, Horta P, Branco JO, Sartor R, Muller J, Cionek VM. From ecological functions to ecosystem services: linking coastal lagoons biodiversity with human well-being. HYDROBIOLOGIA 2023; 850:2611-2653. [PMID: 37323646 PMCID: PMC10000397 DOI: 10.1007/s10750-023-05171-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In this review we highlight the relevance of biodiversity that inhabit coastal lagoons, emphasizing how species functions foster processes and services associated with this ecosystem. We identified 26 ecosystem services underpinned by ecological functions performed by bacteria and other microbial organisms, zooplankton, polychaetae worms, mollusks, macro-crustaceans, fishes, birds, and aquatic mammals. These groups present high functional redundancy but perform complementary functions that result in distinct ecosystem processes. Because coastal lagoons are located in the interface between freshwater, marine and terrestrial ecosystems, the ecosystem services provided by the biodiversity surpass the lagoon itself and benefit society in a wider spatial and historical context. The species loss in coastal lagoons due to multiple human-driven impacts affects the ecosystem functioning, influencing negatively the provision of all categories of services (i.e., supporting, regulating, provisioning and cultural). Because animals' assemblages have unequal spatial and temporal distribution in coastal lagoons, it is necessary to adopt ecosystem-level management plans to protect habitat heterogeneity and its biodiversity, ensuring the provision of services for human well-being to multi-actors in the coastal zone.
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- Jorge L. Rodrigues-Filho
- Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada e Conservação, Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Do Estado de Santa Catarina, Laguna, SC Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Planejamento Territorial e Desenvolvimento Socioambiental (PPGPLAN)/UDESC/FAED, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Ecology and Natural Resources, and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Ecology and Natural Resources, and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Ecology of Inland Water Ecosystems (PEA), State University of Maringá (UEM), Centre of Research in Limnology, Ichthyology and Aquaculture (Nupélia), Maringá, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia Aplicada e Conservação, Departamento de Engenharia de Pesca e Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Do Estado de Santa Catarina, Laguna, SC Brazil
- Graduate Program in Ecology and Natural Resources, and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Microbial Ecology of Aquatic Systems Research Group, Centro Universitario Regional del Este, Universidad de la República, Rocha, Uruguay
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- Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos (LAMAQ), Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Whale Habitat, Ecology & Telemetry Laboratory (WHET), Oregon State University (OSU), Newport, OR USA
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- Laboratório de Biodiversidade Costeira, Coordenadoria Especial de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC Brazil
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- Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, UNISUL, Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil
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- Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos (LAMAQ), Departamento de Ecologia e Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia (POSECO), Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Trindade, Florianópolis, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Ecology and Natural Resources, and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ficologia, Departamento de Botânica, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Ecology and Natural Resources, and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of São Carlos - UFSCar, São Carlos, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Itajaí, SC Brazil
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- Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, UNISUL, Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina, UNISUL, Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental, Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Itajaí, SC Brazil
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Choo MZJ, Low BW, Yeo DCJ. Predaceous diving beetles: a potential alternative mosquito biocontrol agent to dragonflies. JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY : JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR VECTOR ECOLOGY 2021; 46:226-229. [PMID: 35230027 DOI: 10.52707/1081-1710-46.2.226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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- Marcus Z J Choo
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117558
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117558
- Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117377
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117558,
- Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117377
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Rosenthal WC, McIntyre PB, Lisi PJ, Prather RB, Moody KN, Blum MJ, Hogan JD, Schoville SD. Invasion and rapid adaptation of guppies ( Poecilia reticulata) across the Hawaiian Archipelago. Evol Appl 2021; 14:1747-1761. [PMID: 34295361 PMCID: PMC8288002 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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How much does natural selection, as opposed to genetic drift, admixture, and gene flow, contribute to the evolution of invasive species following introduction to a new environment? Here we assess how evolution can shape biological invasions by examining population genomic variation in non-native guppies (Poecilia reticulata) introduced to the Hawaiian Islands approximately a century ago. By examining 18 invasive populations from four Hawaiian islands and four populations from the native range in northern South America, we reconstructed the history of introductions and evaluated population structure as well as the extent of ongoing gene flow across watersheds and among islands. Patterns of differentiation indicate that guppies have developed significant population structure, with little natural or human-mediated gene flow having occurred among populations following introduction. Demographic modeling and admixture graph analyses together suggest that guppies were initially introduced to O'ahu and Maui and then translocated to Hawai'i and Kaua'i. We detected evidence for only one introduction event from the native range, implying that any adaptive evolution in introduced populations likely utilized the genetic variation present in the founding population. Environmental association tests accounting for population structure identified loci exhibiting signatures of adaptive variation related to predators and landscape characteristics but not nutrient regimes. When paired with high estimates of effective population sizes and detectable population structure, the presence of environment-associated loci supports the role of natural selection in shaping contemporary evolution of Hawaiian guppy populations. Our findings indicate that local adaptation may engender invasion success, particularly in species with life histories that facilitate rapid evolution. Finally, evidence of low gene flow between populations suggests that removal could be an effective approach to control invasive guppies across the Hawaiian archipelago.
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- William C. Rosenthal
- Center for LimnologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWIUSA
- Department of BotanyUniversity of WyomingLaramieWYUSA
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- Center for LimnologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWIUSA
- Department of Natural ResourcesCornell UniversityIthacaNYUSA
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- Center for LimnologyUniversity of Wisconsin‐MadisonMadisonWIUSA
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal BiologyUniversity of California RiversideRiversideCAUSA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of Tennessee KnoxvilleKnoxvilleTNUSA
- The ByWater InstituteTulane UniversityNew OrleansLAUSA
- Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOak RidgeTNUSA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyUniversity of Tennessee KnoxvilleKnoxvilleTNUSA
- The ByWater InstituteTulane UniversityNew OrleansLAUSA
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- Department of Life SciencesTexas A&M University‐Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiTXUSA
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Camargo-dos-Santos B, Gonçalves BB, Bellot MS, Guermandi II, Barki A, Giaquinto PC. Water turbidity–induced alterations in coloration and courtship behavior of male guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Acta Ethol 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10211-021-00369-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Moody KN, Scherer AE, O’Connor DAJS, Heim-Ballew H, Lisi PJ, Hogan JD, McIntyre PB, Blum MJ. Effectiveness and outcomes of invasive species removal in Hawaiian streams. Biol Invasions 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-021-02468-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Ortega JCG, Bacani I, Dorado-Rodrigues TF, Strüssmann C, Fernandes IM, Morales J, Mateus L, Silva HPD, Penha J. Effects of urbanization and environmental heterogeneity on fish assemblages in small streams. NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Abstract The structure of freshwater assemblages may be driven directly by urbanization or indirectly by a reduction in environmental heterogeneity (EH). Disentangling the effects of urbanization and EH requires uncorrelated proxies of each of these factors. We assessed the effects of the degree of urbanization and EH on the structure of fish assemblages. We sampled fish in 45 streams located in the urban area of Cuiabá. We assessed the effects of urbanization and EH on rarefied fish species richness (Srarefied), the local contribution to beta diversity (LCBD), and composition with linear models and distance-based redundancy analysis. Our indexes of urbanization and EH were not correlated. We found that both Srarefied and the LCBD decreased with an increasing degree of urbanization, but were not associated with EH. We also noted that few native fish species abundances were associated with the EH. Serrapinnus microdon, S. calliurus, Hemigrammus tridens, and Astyanax lacustris were abundant in streams with a lower degree of urbanization. The non-native Poecilia reticulata was more abundant in streams with a higher degree of urbanization. Our results highlight that urbanization leads in negative impacts on fish assemblages, such as decreases in diversity and the dominance of non-native species.
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The Role of Transcription Factors in Gonad Development and Sex Differentiation of a Teleost Model Fish-Guppy ( Poecilia reticulata). Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10122401. [PMID: 33333984 PMCID: PMC7765377 DOI: 10.3390/ani10122401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is one of the world's most popular ornamental fish. Due to lecithotrophic viviparous, it is commonly used in toxicological studies and environmental monitoring. This study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of gonad development and differentiation during guppy ontogenesis. The study mainly focused on the role and localization of potential specific sex markers and transcription factors: Sox9, Dmrt1, Erβ. For histological analysis, guppies of both sexes were collected at 1, 60, and 360 dph (day post-hatching). The gonads morphology and immunohistochemistry detection of mentioned markers localization were performed. The expression of Sox9 protein was compared between sexes. Histological analysis revelated all types of male germinal cells in 60 dph guppy's testes. Maturated oocytes were visible in the ovaries of 360 dph fish. The Sox9 expression varied in spermatocytes and spermatids, from cellular to nuclear localization, and was higher in ovaries. Dmrt1 was detected in all testes groups and 360 dph ovaries. The Erβ was observed in both sexes at 60 and 360 dph. For the first time, the localization of transcription factors in guppy during ontogenesis was traced. The Sox9 designation as a factor regulating the development of germinal cells in adult guppies may facilitate the analysis of xenobiotics' influence on fish's reproductive system.
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Zandonà E, Moraes M, Neres‐Lima V, Dalton CM, Flecker AS, Mazzoni R. Differences in nutrient mineralisation between native and invasive grazing catfish during the invasion process. AUSTRAL ECOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/aec.12978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Eugenia Zandonà
- Departamento de Ecologia Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Rua São Francisco Xavier 524 Rio de Janeiro RJ20550‐013Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Rua São Francisco Xavier 524 Rio de Janeiro RJ20550‐013Brazil
- Universidade Veiga de Almeida Rio de Janeiro RJ Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Rua São Francisco Xavier 524 Rio de Janeiro RJ20550‐013Brazil
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cornell University Ithaca New York USA
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Cornell University Ithaca New York USA
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- Departamento de Ecologia Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro Rua São Francisco Xavier 524 Rio de Janeiro RJ20550‐013Brazil
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Gomes-Silva G, Cyubahiro E, Wronski T, Riesch R, Apio A, Plath M. Water pollution affects fish community structure and alters evolutionary trajectories of invasive guppies (Poecilia reticulata). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 730:138912. [PMID: 32402962 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Revised: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Anthropogenic habitat alterations have the potential to affect both, ecological dynamics of communities and populations, as well as evolutionary processes within populations. Invasive species may benefit from anthropogenic disturbance, such as water pollution, to which they sometimes seem more resistant than native ones. They also allow investigating evolutionary divergence among populations occurring along pollution gradients. We assessed fish communities at 55 sampling sites in the degraded and heavily overstocked Mutara Rangelands of north-eastern Rwanda (upper Nile drainage), which receive pollution from domestic wastewater and cattle dung. Diverse fish communities became apparent that included invasive guppies (Poecilia reticulata, Poeciliidae), and canonical correspondence analyses found significant differentiation of community structures along several environmental parameters (condensed into principal components), including pollution-effects. As predicted, generalized linear models found guppies to have a higher likelihood of occurrence at polluted sites. Local abundances of guppies, however, decreased at polluted sites. Since guppies are color-polymorphic, and color patterns have a heritable basis, they allow inferences regarding both pollution-induced suppression of male ornamentation (e.g., through xenestrogens) and evolutionary population divergence. We thus quantified different ornament types (numbers and percent body surface cover). ANCOVAs uncovered several weak (based on effect strengths), but statistically significant pollution-effects and interactions with other environmental parameters. The direction of several interaction effects was similar for blue/black and red/orange ornaments, while white/iridescent ornaments responded dissimilarly. As responses differed between ornament types, they likely reflect evolutionary divergence due to site-specific alterations of selective regimes rather than developmental inhibition of male secondary sexual characters. We propose that pollution affects local fitness landscapes resulting, e.g., from predation and mate competition (as a function of local abundances), altogether driving evolutionary divergence of sexually selected traits. This study highlights how human activities not only impact ecological dynamics, but-mediated by altered Eco-Evo dynamics-might change the evolutionary trajectories of populations.
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- Guilherme Gomes-Silva
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xinong Road 22, Yangling, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xinong Road 22, Yangling, PR China; Department of Wildlife and Aquatic Resources Management, University of Rwanda, Nyagatare Campus, P.O. Box 57, Nyagatare, Rwanda
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- Liverpool John Moores University, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, James Parsons Building, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, UK
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- Department of Wildlife and Aquatic Resources Management, University of Rwanda, Nyagatare Campus, P.O. Box 57, Nyagatare, Rwanda
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Xinong Road 22, Yangling, PR China; Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Molecular Biology in Agriculture, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, PR China.
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Christofferson RC, Parker DM, Overgaard HJ, Hii J, Devine G, Wilcox BA, Nam VS, Abubakar S, Boyer S, Boonnak K, Whitehead SS, Huy R, Rithea L, Sochantha T, Wellems TE, Valenzuela JG, Manning JE. Current vector research challenges in the greater Mekong subregion for dengue, Malaria, and Other Vector-Borne Diseases: A report from a multisectoral workshop March 2019. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2020; 14:e0008302. [PMID: 32730249 PMCID: PMC7392215 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0008302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Rebecca C. Christofferson
- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States of America
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- University of California, Irvine, California, United States of America
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- ASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
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- National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- National Center for Parasitology Entomology and Malaria Control, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- National Center for Parasitology Entomology and Malaria Control, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- National Center for Parasitology Entomology and Malaria Control, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland, United States of America
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- US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Reznick DN, De Bona S, López‐Sepulcre A, Torres M, Bassar RD, Benzen P, Travis J. Experimental study of species invasion: early population dynamics and role of disturbance in invasion success. ECOL MONOGR 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ecm.1413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- David N. Reznick
- Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology University of California Riverside California 92521 USA
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Science University of Jyväskylä Survontie 9C Jyvaskyla Finland
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- CNRS UMR 7618 Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Paris (iEES) Sorbonne Université France
- Department of Biology Washington University Campus Box 1137 St. Louis Missouri 63130 USA
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- Senate of the Republic of Colombia Cra. 7 8‐62 Bogata Colombia
- Fundación Iguaque Calle 52 35a‐23 Bucaramanga Santander Colombia
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- Department of Biology Williams College 59 Lab Campus Drive Williamstown Massachusetts 01267 USA
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- Department of Biology Dalhousie University LSC 6052 1355 Oxford Street PO Box 15000 Halifax Nova Scotia B3H 4R2 Canada
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- Department of Biological Science Florida State University Tallahassee Florida 32306‐4340 USA
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Dias MS, de Faria IF, Guarido PCP, Teresa FB, de Aquino PDPU, Quimbayo JP. Historical distribution and current drivers of guppy occurrence in Brazil. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2020; 96:877-885. [PMID: 31998966 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Humans introduce non-native species by means such as the deliberate release of fish into fresh waters and through commercial trade. The guppy Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859, is commonly kept in aquaria and controls disease vectors, and now it occurs in many areas outside its natural distribution. Its initial habitat in Brazil was identified, and a study was performed to determine whether the density of guppies can be explained by the density of human population, per-capita gross domestic product, level of human impact on the areas where guppies have been found and fish-sampling effort. A total of 1402 guppy records were found; the southeastern region had the oldest records; and the southeastern, northeastern and central-western regions had the maximum records. Low tolerance to the colder climate may be the reason for the lack of guppy records in the southernmost states. It was also observed that the occurrence of this fish is positively, yet weakly, related to the density of human population, indicating that improved regulations regarding its use in controlling disease vectors, the aquarium trade and education of aquarium hobbyists could help prevent the spread of this species and its potential impacts in Brazil.
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- Murilo S Dias
- Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biodiversidade, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia (Inpa), Manaus, Brazil
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- Campus de Ciências Exatas e Tecnológicas, Universidade Estadual de Goiás (UEG), Anápolis, Brazil
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- Centro de Biologia Marinha, Universidade de São Paulo (CEBIMar-USP), São Sebastião, Brazil
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A subtle threat: behavioral and phenotypic consequences of invasive mosquitofish on a native paedomorphic newt. Biol Invasions 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-019-02181-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Shafique M, Lopes S, Doum D, Keo V, Sokha L, Sam B, Vibol C, Alexander N, Bradley J, Liverani M, Hii J, Rithea L, Aryal S, Hustedt J. Implementation of guppy fish (Poecilia reticulata), and a novel larvicide (Pyriproxyfen) product (Sumilarv 2MR) for dengue control in Cambodia: A qualitative study of acceptability, sustainability and community engagement. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019; 13:e0007907. [PMID: 31738759 PMCID: PMC6886868 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 12/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In Cambodia dengue vector control activities are focused on larviciding with temephos and pyrethroid based adulticide sprays to which Aedes have been shown to be increasingly resistant. A cluster randomized trial assessed the impact of using biological control tools (guppy fish, pyriproxyfen (PPF), and Communication for Behavioral Impact (COMBI) activities in combination), which would be used in a value comparison to traditional chemical control tools. Given these new intervention methods, a qualitative assessment was designed in order to represent the quality of understanding, acceptance, and implementation by participants. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A total of 103 participants in 12 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and nine In-Depth Interviews (IDIs) were included in the study. The majority of participants in intervention villages (50 out of 80) preferred guppy fish over other vector control methods due to ease of use and rearing, quick reproduction and propensity to eat larvae. A substantial number of participants (11 out of 40) in intervention villages with PPF favored it due to long-lasting effectiveness, lack of smell and easy maintenance. Participants showed high demand for both interventions and were willing to pay between 100-500 riel (0.03-0.13 USD). Nearly all participants perceived that the interventions resulted in a reduction in Aedes mosquitos (both adults and immatures) and dengue cases. The presence of larvae in the water despite the use of PPF was a source of concern for some participants, although this was overcome in some cases with proper health education through health volunteers. Interpersonal communication through health volunteers was the most favorite method of transmitting prevention messages. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE The community led COMBI strategy resulted in high acceptance and perceived effectiveness of the interventions in target villages. Health volunteers are an effective and accepted channel of communication to engage communities, disseminate information and promote behavioral change at the household and community level. If shown effective through corresponding entomological surveys, the interventions should be continued and further strengthened to ensure they are accessible, available and affordable.
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- Technical Department, Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Technical Department, Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Technical Department, Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- National Dengue Control Program, National Center of Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- National Dengue Control Program, National Center of Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Malaria and other Vector-borne and Parasitic diseases, World Health Organization, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Tropical Epidemiology Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- Technical Department, Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- National Dengue Control Program, National Center of Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Technical Department, Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Technical Department, Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Malaria and other Vector-borne and Parasitic diseases, World Health Organization, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Roux O, Robert V. Larval predation in malaria vectors and its potential implication in malaria transmission: an overlooked ecosystem service? Parasit Vectors 2019; 12:217. [PMID: 31068213 PMCID: PMC6505304 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-019-3479-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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The role of aquatic predators in controlling the anopheline aquatic stage has been known for decades. Recently, studies have highlighted that exposition to predation stress during aquatic development can have a profound impact on life-history traits (e.g. growth rate, fecundity and longevity) and consequently on the ability of adults to transmit human malaria parasites. In this study, we present a review aiming to contextualize the role of Anopheles larvae predators as an ecosystem factor interacting with the malaria pathogen through its vector, i.e. the female adult Anopheles. We first envisage the predator diversity that anopheline vectors are susceptible to encounter in their aquatic habitats. We then focus on mosquito-predator interactions with a special mention to anti-predator behaviors and prey adaptations developed to deal with the predation threat. Next, we address the direct and indirect effects of larval predation stress on mosquito populations and on individual life-history traits, which strongly suggest some carry-over effect of the impact of larval predation on vectorial capacity. The last part addresses the impact of human activities on larval predation. Concluding remarks highlight gaps in the knowledge of anopheline bio-ecology which may constitute avenues for researchers in the future.
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- Olivier Roux
- MIVEGEC Unit, IRD-CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France. .,Institut de Recherche des Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 01 BP 545, Bobo-Dioulasso 01, Burkina Faso.
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- MIVEGEC Unit, IRD-CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Tsurui-Sato K, Fujimoto S, Deki O, Suzuki T, Tatsuta H, Tsuji K. Reproductive interference in live-bearing fish: the male guppy is a potential biological agent for eradicating invasive mosquitofish. Sci Rep 2019; 9:5439. [PMID: 30931976 PMCID: PMC6443680 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-41858-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The eradication of invasive exotic species is desirable but often infeasible. Here, we show that male guppies are a potential biological agent for eradicating invasive mosquitofish through the mechanism of reproductive interference, which is defined as any sexual behavior erratically directed at a different species that damages female and/or male fitness. Together with decades of data on species distribution, our field surveys suggest that mosquitofish initially became established on Okinawa Island before being replaced by the more recently introduced guppies. More importantly, our laboratory experiments suggest that reproductive interference was one of the mechanisms underlying this species exclusion, and that in this case, the negative effects were asymmetric, i.e., they only impacted mosquitofish. Reproductive interference may offer a safer and more convenient method of biological control than the traditional sterile male release method because radiation is not necessary.
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- K Tsurui-Sato
- Center for Strategic Research Project, University of the Ryukyus, Sembaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan.
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- Center for Strategic Research Project, University of the Ryukyus, Sembaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Sembaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Sembaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan
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- Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Sembaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan.,The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima, 890-8580, Japan
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- Department of Agro-Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus, Sembaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan.,The United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences, Kagoshima University, Korimoto 1-21-24, Kagoshima, 890-8580, Japan
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Le Roy A, Seebacher F. Transgenerational effects and acclimation affect dispersal in guppies. Funct Ecol 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Amélie Le Roy
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Sydney Sydney NSW Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences University of Sydney Sydney NSW Australia
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Cabrera MB, Bogan S, Posadas P, Somoza GM, Montoya-Burgos JI, Cardoso YP. Risks associated with introduction of poeciliids for control of mosquito larvae: first record of the non-native Gambusia holbrooki in Argentina. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2017; 91:704-710. [PMID: 28691205 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study confirms the presence of two species of the non-native mosquitofish Gambusia in Argentina. The risks that they represent to native biota, their potential dispersal in the region, and their effectiveness in mosquito larvae control are discussed.
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- M B Cabrera
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico Chascomús (CONICET-UNSAM), Av. Intendente Marino km 8,200 CC 164 7130 Chascomús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Fundación de Historia Natural "Félix de Azara", Departamento de Ciencias Naturales y Antropología, Universidad Maimónides, Hidalgo 775 piso 7 (1405BDB), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Sistemática y Biología Evolutiva (LASBE), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque S/N, B1900FWA, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico Chascomús (CONICET-UNSAM), Av. Intendente Marino km 8,200 CC 164 7130 Chascomús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Genetics and Evolution, University of Geneva, 30 quai Ernest Ansermet, 1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biotecnológicas-Instituto Tecnológico Chascomús (CONICET-UNSAM), Av. Intendente Marino km 8,200 CC 164 7130 Chascomús, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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