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Hangartner SB, Hoffmann AA, Smith A, Griffin PC. A collection of Australian Drosophila datasets on climate adaptation and species distributions. Sci Data 2015; 2:150067. [PMID: 26601886 PMCID: PMC4658573 DOI: 10.1038/sdata.2015.67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The Australian Drosophila Ecology and Evolution Resource (ADEER) collates Australian datasets on drosophilid flies, which are aimed at investigating questions around climate adaptation, species distribution limits and population genetics. Australian drosophilid species are diverse in climatic tolerance, geographic distribution and behaviour. Many species are restricted to the tropics, a few are temperate specialists, and some have broad distributions across climatic regions. Whereas some species show adaptability to climate changes through genetic and plastic changes, other species have limited adaptive capacity. This knowledge has been used to identify traits and genetic polymorphisms involved in climate change adaptation and build predictive models of responses to climate change. ADEER brings together 103 datasets from 39 studies published between 1982-2013 in a single online resource. All datasets can be downloaded freely in full, along with maps and other visualisations. These historical datasets are preserved for future studies, which will be especially useful for assessing climate-related changes over time.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sandra B. Hangartner
- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- eScholarship Research Centre, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Wilfert L, Jiggins FM. Flies on the move: an inherited virus mirrors Drosophila melanogaster's elusive ecology and demography. Mol Ecol 2014; 23:2093-104. [PMID: 24597631 DOI: 10.1111/mec.12709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2013] [Revised: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Vertically transmitted parasites rely on their host's reproduction for their transmission, leading to the evolutionary histories of both parties being intimately entwined. Parasites can thus serve as a population genetic magnifying glass for their host's demographic history. Here, we study the fruitfly Drosophila melanogaster's vertically transmitted sigma virus DMelSV. The virus has a high mutation rate and low effective population size, allowing us to reconstruct at a fine scale how the combined forces of the movement of flies and selection on the virus have shaped its migration patterns. We found that the virus is likely to have spread to Europe from Africa, mirroring the colonization route of Drosophila. The North American DMelSV population appears to be the result of a recent single immigration from Europe, invading together with its host in the late 19th century. Across Europe, DMelSV migration rates are low and populations are highly genetically structured, likely reflecting limited fly movement. Despite being intolerant of extreme cold, viral diversity suggests that fly populations can persist in harsh continental climates and that recolonization from the warmer south plays a minor role. In conclusion, studying DMelSV can provide insights into the poorly understood ecology of D. melanogaster, one of the best-studied organisms in biology.
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- Lena Wilfert
- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, TR10 9FE, UK
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Mockett RJ, Matsumoto Y. Effect of prolonged coldness on survival and fertility of Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One 2014; 9:e92228. [PMID: 24632815 PMCID: PMC3954892 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The laboratory fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, is used widely in biological research, but the requirement to maintain stocks with a roughly biweekly generation time imposes substantial burdens of labor, potential cross-contamination and mutation accumulation. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of prolonged cold stress or milder cooling on survivorship and fertility. The hypothesis was that cold storage would result in postponement of reproduction and a longer generation time. Flies of several genotypes were maintained continuously at 4–11°C; recovery rates and subsequent yields of adult progeny were recorded. Adults and pupae of a relatively long-lived y w lineage were more resistant to severe cold stress than embryos and larvae. Adults exhibited minimal mortality up to at least 5 d at 4°C, 20 d at 8°C and 12 weeks at 11°C. Reproduction did not occur at these temperatures, but progeny were obtained after recovery at 25°C. At all temperatures, chilling caused a rapid, severe and progressive decrease in fertility during the first 2 d of recovery. The impact on fertility during the subsequent 2–4 d was much milder and it occurred only after prolonged incubation at low temperatures. The total reproductive output during the first 6 d of recovery was sufficient to replace the parental population after 12 weeks at 11°C. Food spoilage had an unexpectedly low impact on survivorship and fertility, and the reproductive output of F1 progeny was not affected by storing parental flies at 11°C for 8–10 weeks. In the case of w1118 flies, replacement of the parents within 6 d of recovery was possible for up to 60 d at 11°C. Among less fertile genotypes, replacement of the parents was possible within 18 d after 4–10 weeks at 11°C. These results show that the 2-week maintenance interval of stocks of D. melanogaster can be extended 3–7 fold, at least for 1 generation, by storing adult flies at 11°C.
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- Robin J. Mockett
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
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Cockerell FE, Sgrò CM, McKechnie SW. Latitudinal clines in heat tolerance, protein synthesis rate and transcript level of a candidate gene in Drosophila melanogaster. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 60:136-144. [PMID: 24333150 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2013.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Revised: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The occurrence of climatic adaptation in Drosophila melanogaster is highlighted by the presence of latitudinal clines in several quantitative traits, particularly clines in adult heat knockdown tolerance that is higher in tropical populations. However the presence of latitudinal patterns in physiological characteristics that may underlie these traits have rarely been assessed. Protein synthesis has been implicated as an important physiological process that influences thermal tolerance, and this has not been examined in a clinal context. Here, we characterise latitudinal variation in D. melanogaster from eastern Australia in both adult heat knockdown tolerance and rates of protein synthesis following rearing at both 25 °C, approximating summer conditions, and 18 °C approximating winter development. We also examined clinal variation in the predominant nuclear transcript of the heat-inducible RNA gene hsr-omega, which has been implicated in regulating protein synthesis. We find significant clines in heat-hardened tolerance when cultured at both 18 and 25 °C - tolerance increased towards the low latitude tropics. Rates of protein synthesis measured in ovarian tissue also associated negatively with latitude, however the presence of the clines depended on rearing temperature and heat stress conditions. Finally, omega-n levels measured without heat stress showed a positive linear cline. When measured after a mild heat stress higher levels of omega-n were detected and the clinal pattern became parabolic - mid-latitude populations had lower levels of the transcript. While congruent latitudinal trends were detected for these three traits, only a low level of positive association was detected between protein synthesis and thermal tolerance providing little evidence that these traits are related at the level of cellular physiology. However the new clinal patterns of protein synthesis and hsr-omega variation suggest that these variables exert important influences on traits involved with latitudinal climatic adaptation.
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- Fiona E Cockerell
- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd, Clayton 3800, Melbourne, Australia.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd, Clayton 3800, Melbourne, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Wellington Rd, Clayton 3800, Melbourne, Australia
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Pitchers W, Pool JE, Dworkin I. Altitudinal clinal variation in wing size and shape in African Drosophila melanogaster: one cline or many? Evolution 2012; 67:438-52. [PMID: 23356616 DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01774.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Geographical patterns of morphological variation have been useful in addressing hypotheses about environmental adaptation. In particular, latitudinal clines in phenotypes have been studied in a number of Drosophila species. Some environmental conditions along latitudinal clines-for example, temperature-also vary along altitudinal clines, but these have been studied infrequently and it remains unclear whether these environmental factors are similar enough for convergence or parallel evolution. Most clinal studies in Drosophila have dealt exclusively with univariate phenotypes, allowing for the detection of clinal relationships, but not for estimating the directions of covariation between them. We measured variation in wing shape and size in D. melanogaster derived from populations at varying altitudes and latitudes across sub-Saharan Africa. Geometric morphometrics allows us to compare shape changes associated with latitude and altitude, and manipulating rearing temperature allows us to quantify the extent to which thermal plasticity recapitulates clinal effects. Comparing effect vectors demonstrates that altitude, latitude, and temperature are only partly associated, and that the altitudinal shape effect may differ between Eastern and Western Africa. Our results suggest that selection responsible for these phenotypic clines may be more complex than just thermal adaptation.
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- William Pitchers
- Department of Zoology, Program in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology and Behavior, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48823, USA.
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Fabian DK, Kapun M, Nolte V, Kofler R, Schmidt PS, Schlötterer C, Flatt T. Genome-wide patterns of latitudinal differentiation among populations of Drosophila melanogaster from North America. Mol Ecol 2012; 21:4748-69. [PMID: 22913798 PMCID: PMC3482935 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2012.05731.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2012] [Revised: 06/29/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Understanding the genetic underpinnings of adaptive change is a fundamental but largely unresolved problem in evolutionary biology. Drosophila melanogaster, an ancestrally tropical insect that has spread to temperate regions and become cosmopolitan, offers a powerful opportunity for identifying the molecular polymorphisms underlying clinal adaptation. Here, we use genome-wide next-generation sequencing of DNA pools ('pool-seq') from three populations collected along the North American east coast to examine patterns of latitudinal differentiation. Comparing the genomes of these populations is particularly interesting since they exhibit clinal variation in a number of important life history traits. We find extensive latitudinal differentiation, with many of the most strongly differentiated genes involved in major functional pathways such as the insulin/TOR, ecdysone, torso, EGFR, TGFβ/BMP, JAK/STAT, immunity and circadian rhythm pathways. We observe particularly strong differentiation on chromosome 3R, especially within the cosmopolitan inversion In(3R)Payne, which contains a large number of clinally varying genes. While much of the differentiation might be driven by clinal differences in the frequency of In(3R)P, we also identify genes that are likely independent of this inversion. Our results provide genome-wide evidence consistent with pervasive spatially variable selection acting on numerous loci and pathways along the well-known North American cline, with many candidates implicated in life history regulation and exhibiting parallel differentiation along the previously investigated Australian cline.
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- Daniel K Fabian
- Institut für Populationsgenetik, Vetmeduni Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210, Vienna, Austria
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Price TAR, Hoskyns RC, Rapley H, Evans JC, Wedell N. No evidence that temperature-related fertility differences influence the distribution of a selfish genetic element. Funct Ecol 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2012.01971.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Lee SF, Sgrò CM, Shirriffs J, Wee CW, Rako L, van Heerwaarden B, Hoffmann AA. Polymorphism in the couch potato gene clines in eastern Australia but is not associated with ovarian dormancy in Drosophila melanogaster. Mol Ecol 2011; 20:2973-84. [PMID: 21689187 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2011.05155.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Natural selection can generate parallel latitudinal clines in traits and gene frequencies across continents, but these have rarely been linked. An amino acid (isoleucine to lysine, or I462K) polymorphism of the couch potato (cpo) gene in Drosophila melanogaster is thought to control female reproductive diapause cline in North America (Schmidt et al. 2008, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 105, 16207-16211). Here, we show that under standard diapause-inducing conditions (12 °C and short photoperiod) (Saunders et al. 1989, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 86, 3748-3752), egg maturation in Australian flies is delayed, but not arrested at previtellogenic stages. At 12 °C, the phenotypic distribution in egg development was bimodal at stages 8 and 14 and showed a strong nonlinear pattern on the east coast of Australia, with incidence of egg maturation delay (ovarian dormancy) increasing both toward tropical and temperate climates. Furthermore, we found no evidence for an association between the cpo I462K polymorphism and ovarian dormancy at either 12 or 10 °C (when egg maturation was often delayed at stage 7). Owing to strong linkage disequilibrium, the latitudinal cline in cpo allele frequencies was no longer evident once variation in the In(3R)P inversion polymorphism was taken into account. Our results suggest that the standard diapause-inducing conditions (12 °C and short photoperiod) were not sufficient to cause the typical previtellogenic developmental arrest in Australian flies and that the cpo I462K polymorphism does not explain the observed delay in egg development. In conclusion, ovarian dormancy does not show a simple latitudinal cline, and the lack of cpo-dormancy association suggests a different genetic basis to reproductive dormancy in North America and Australia.
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- Siu F Lee
- Department of Genetics and Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3010, Australia School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Vic. 3800 Australia.
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