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Shilpa M, Anand P, Shibu Vardhanan Y, Manogem E. High and lowland dependent wing phenotypic variation of the dark blue tiger butterfly, Tirumala septentrionis (Butler, 1874) (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) with FE-SEM wing scales nanomorphology. ZOOL ANZ 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2022.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Boumaza M, Merabti B, Adjami Y, Ouakid ML, Carvajal TM. Geometric Morphometric Wing Analysis of Avian Malaria Vector, Culiseta longiareolata, from Two Locations in Algeria. INSECTS 2022; 13:insects13111031. [PMID: 36354855 PMCID: PMC9693553 DOI: 10.3390/insects13111031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The application of geometric morphometry on mosquito wings (Culicidae) is considered a powerful tool for evaluating correlations between the phenotype (e.g., shape) and environmental or genetic variables. However, this has not been used to study the wings of the avian malaria vector, Culiseta longiareolata. Therefore, the goal of this study is to investigate the intra-specific wing variations between male and female Cs. longiareolata populations in different types of larval habitats and climatic conditions in Algeria. A total of 256 Cs. longiareolata mosquito samples were collected from January 2020 to July 2021 in three cities (Annaba, El-Tarf, and Guelma) of northeastern Algeria that have two distinct climatic condition levels (sub-humid and sub-arid) and different types of larval habitats (artificial and natural). Nineteen (19) wing landmarks (LMs) were digitized and analyzed based on geometric morphometry. Our results revealed differences in the wing shape of female and male mosquito populations, indicating sexual dimorphism. Moreover, canonical variance analysis (CVA) showed that factors, such as climatic conditions and type of larval habitats, also affect the wing shape of female and male Cs. longiareolata mosquito populations. Furthermore, the wing shape of male populations was more distinct compared with female populations.
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- Mounir Boumaza
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Badji Mokhtar University, B.P. 12, Annaba 23000, Algeria
- Ecology Laboratory of Marine and Coastal Environments (EMMAL), Badji Mokhtar University, Annaba 23000, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Genetic, Biotechnology and Valorization of Bioresources (LGBVB), University of Biskra, Biskra 07000, Algeria
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Badji Mokhtar University, B.P. 12, Annaba 23000, Algeria
- Ecology Laboratory of Marine and Coastal Environments (EMMAL), Badji Mokhtar University, Annaba 23000, Algeria
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Badji Mokhtar University, B.P. 12, Annaba 23000, Algeria
- Ecology Laboratory of Marine and Coastal Environments (EMMAL), Badji Mokhtar University, Annaba 23000, Algeria
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, De La Salle University, Manila 1004, Philippines
- Ehime University-De La Salle University International Collaborative Research Laboratory, Laguna Campus, De La Salle University, Laguna 4024, Philippines
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Tommasi N, Pioltelli E, Biella P, Labra M, Casiraghi M, Galimberti A. Effect of urbanization and its environmental stressors on the intraspecific variation of flight functional traits in two bumblebee species. Oecologia 2022; 199:289-299. [PMID: 35575832 PMCID: PMC9225972 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-022-05184-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The way urbanization shapes the intraspecific variation of pollinator functional traits is little understood. However, this topic is relevant for investigating ecosystem services and pollinator health. Here, we studied how urbanization affects the functional traits of workers in two bumblebee species (Bombus terrestris and B. pascuorum) sampled in 37 sites along a gradient of urbanization in North Italy (an area of 1800 km2 including the metropolitan context of Milan and other surrounding capital districts). Namely, we investigated the effect of land use composition, configuration, air temperature, flower resource abundance, and air pollutants on the variation of traits related to flight performance and of stress during insect development (i.e., wing size, wing shape and size fluctuating asymmetry). The functional traits of the two bumblebees responded idiosyncratically to urbanization. Urban temperatures were associated with smaller wing sizes in B. pascuorum and with more accentuated fluctuating asymmetry of wing size in B. terrestris. Moreover, flower abundance correlated with bigger wings in B. terrestris and with less asymmetric wing size in B. pascuorum. Other traits did not vary significantly, and other urban variables played minor effects. These species-specific variation patterns highlight that environmental stressor linked to urbanization negatively impact the traits related to flight performance and development stability of these syntopic bumblebees, with possible consequences on the pollination service they provide.
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- Nicola Tommasi
- ZooplantLab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- INFN Sezione Di Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- ZooplantLab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- ZooplantLab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- ZooplantLab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
- INFN Sezione Di Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- ZooplantLab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy
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- ZooplantLab, Department of Biotechnology and Biosciences, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
- INFN Sezione Di Milano Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
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Mielczarek A, Mielczarek Ł, Wojciechowicz-Żytko E. The influence of heavy metals on the shape and asymmetry of wings of female Polistes nimpha (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) living on contaminated sites. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2021; 30:1854-1861. [PMID: 34259965 PMCID: PMC8556199 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-021-02449-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to determine the fluctuating asymmetry of the first pair of wings in females Polistes nimpha (Christ, 1791) living in an environment contaminated with heavy metals. The average concentration of Zn, Cd and Pb in the bodies of the insects varied depending on the distance from the source of contamination, reaching the highest values on the site closest to the source of contamination and the lowest at the most distant site. As a result of the morphometric analyses, significant differences were found in the asymmetry values of the first pair of wings depending on the level of Zn, Cd, Pb accumulated by the wasps. In the case of shape asymmetry, differences were found for all the effects studied (year of capture and site). Significant differences were also found in the size of wings between individuals captured on Sites 1 and 2 and those caught on Site 3. Specimens caught on site characterized by the lowest concentration of heavy metals in the topsoil, proved to be significantly larger than the insects collected on the other sites. There were no differences in the size of individuals between the different years of capture. Based on the results obtained by us, it can be assumed that the wings of P. nimpha females may become a useful object in studying the impact of environmental stress of Zn, Cd and Pb pollution on the symmetry of their wings.
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- Anna Mielczarek
- University of Agriculture in Krakow, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, Department of Biology, Physiology and Plant Protection, Al. 29 Listopada 54, 31-425, Krakow, Poland
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- Krakow Municipal Greenspace Authority, Reymonta 20, 30-059, Krakow, Poland
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- University of Agriculture in Krakow, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, Department of Biology, Physiology and Plant Protection, Al. 29 Listopada 54, 31-425, Krakow, Poland.
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Mendes MF, Gottschalk MS, Corrêa RC, Valente-Gaiesky VLS. Functional traits for ecological studies: a review of characteristics of Drosophilidae (Diptera). COMMUNITY ECOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s42974-021-00060-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Manenti T, Kjærsgaard A, Schou TM, Pertoldi C, Moghadam NN, Loeschcke V. Responses to Developmental Temperature Fluctuation in Life History Traits of Five Drosophila Species (Diptera: Drosophilidae) from Different Thermal Niches. INSECTS 2021; 12:insects12100925. [PMID: 34680694 PMCID: PMC8540664 DOI: 10.3390/insects12100925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Temperature has profound effects on biochemical processes as suggested by the extensive variation in performance of organisms across temperatures. Nonetheless, the use of fluctuating temperature (FT) regimes in laboratory experiments compared to constant temperature (CT) regimes is still mainly applied in studies of model organisms. We investigated how two amplitudes of developmental temperature fluctuation (22.5/27.5 °C and 20/30 °C, 12/12 h) affected several fitness-related traits in five Drosophila species with markedly different thermal resistance. Egg-to-adult viability did not change much with temperature except in the cold-adapted D. immigrans. Developmental time increased with FT among all species compared to the same mean CT. The impact of FT on wing size was quite diverse among species. Whereas wing size decreased quasi-linearly with CT in all species, there were large qualitative differences with FT. Changes in wing aspect ratio due to FT were large compared to the other traits and presumably a consequence of thermal stress. These results demonstrate that species of the same genus but with different thermal resistance can show substantial differences in responses to fluctuating developmental temperatures not predictable by constant developmental temperatures. Testing multiple traits facilitated the interpretation of responses to FT in a broader context.
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- Tommaso Manenti
- Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114-116, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark; (A.K.); (T.M.S.); (V.L.)
- Laboratori Biokyma srl, Loc.Mocaia 44b, 52031 Anghiari, AR, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114-116, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark; (A.K.); (T.M.S.); (V.L.)
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- Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114-116, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark; (A.K.); (T.M.S.); (V.L.)
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- Section of Biology and Environmental Science, Aalborg University, Frederik Bajers vej 7H, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark; (C.P.); (N.N.M.)
- Aalborg Zoo, Mølleparkvej 63, DK-9000 Aalborg, Denmark
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- Section of Biology and Environmental Science, Aalborg University, Frederik Bajers vej 7H, DK-9220 Aalborg, Denmark; (C.P.); (N.N.M.)
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä, FI-40014 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Biology, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114-116, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark; (A.K.); (T.M.S.); (V.L.)
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Pires MM, Ely-Junior GL, Dalzochio MS, Sahlén G, Périco E. Intraspecific Morphological Variation in the Dragonfly Erythrodiplax Media (Odonata: Libellulidae) Among South American Grassland Physiognomies. NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2021; 50:736-747. [PMID: 34228314 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-021-00890-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We assessed the intraspecific morphological variation in Erythrodiplax media Borror 1942 (Odonata, Libellulidae) among grassland physiognomies ("Coastal," "Highland," and "Steppic") in the South Brazilian Campos. We measured six morphological traits (total body length, thorax height, length, and width of the fore- and hindwings) from 90 specimens (60 males and 45 females). We tested the effect of the grassland type on the set of traits using one-way MANOVA and principal component analysis (PCA) (separately for each sex). Grassland physiognomy affected the morphology of males and females. In both sexes, the PCA mostly opposed the specimens of the Coastal from the Highland and Steppic grasslands. The first PCA axis separated specimens according to body lengths, thorax heights, and wing width, while the second PCA axis opposed specimens according to wing length and thorax height from specimens with broader wings and longer body lengths. Males from the Coastal had longer body lengths and shorter thorax heights than Highland and Steppic grasslands, while males from the Steppic had longer fore- and hindwings than specimens from the Coastal and Highland grasslands. Females from the Coastal had significantly shorter forewings than specimens from the Steppic grasslands and shorter hindwings than Highland grasslands. Our results are likely explained by the differences in climate and habitat complexity among grassland types and indicate that the processes driving odonate performance vary among grassland biotopes. This study potentially indicates that dragonflies are sensitive to changes in the vegetation structure in South American subtropical grasslands.
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- Mateus Marques Pires
- Lab de Evolução e Ecologia, Univ do Vale do Taquari (UNIVATES), Lajeado, (RS), Brazil.
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- Ecology and Environmental Science, RLAS, Halmstad Univ, Halmstad, Sweden
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- Lab de Evolução e Ecologia, Univ do Vale do Taquari (UNIVATES), Lajeado, (RS), Brazil
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Przybyłowicz Ł, Wiorek M, Przystałkowska A, Wahlberg N. Alone on an island: The reassessment of an enigmatic species of Handmaiden Moth (Lepidoptera, Erebidae) endemic to Mauritius. ZOOL SCR 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Łukasz Przybyłowicz
- Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals Polish Academy of Sciences Kraków Poland
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- Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals Polish Academy of Sciences Kraków Poland
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- Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals Polish Academy of Sciences Kraków Poland
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Vanderplanck M, Michez D, Albrecht M, Attridge E, Babin A, Bottero I, Breeze T, Brown M, Chauzat MP, Cini E, Costa C, De la Rua P, de Miranda J, Di Prisco G, Dominik C, Dzul D, Fiordaliso W, Gennaux S, Ghisbain G, Hodge S, Klein AM, Knapp J, Knauer A, Laurent M, Lefebvre V, Mänd M, Martinet B, Martinez-Lopez V, Medrzycki P, Pereira Peixoto MH, Potts S, Przybyla K, Raimets R, Rundlöf M, Schweiger O, Senapathi D, Serrano J, Stout J, Straw E, Tamburini G, Toktas Y, Gérard M. Monitoring bee health in European agro-ecosystems using wing morphology and fat bodies. ONE ECOSYSTEM 2021. [DOI: 10.3897/oneeco.6.e63653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Current global change substantially threatens pollinators, which directly impacts the pollination services underpinning the stability, structure and functioning of ecosystems. Amongst these threats, many synergistic drivers, such as habitat destruction and fragmentation, increasing use of agrochemicals, decreasing resource diversity, as well as climate change, are known to affect wild and managed bees. Therefore, reliable indicators for pollinator sensitivity to such threats are needed. Biological traits, such as phenotype (e.g. shape, size and asymmetry) and storage reserves (e.g. fat body size), are important pollinator traits linked to reproductive success, immunity, resilience and foraging efficiency and, therefore, could serve as valuable markers of bee health and pollination service potential.
This data paper contains an extensive dataset of wing morphology and fat body content for the European honeybee (Apis mellifera) and the buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) sampled at 128 sites across eight European countries in landscape gradients dominated by two major bee-pollinated crops (apple and oilseed rape), before and after focal crop bloom and potential pesticide exposure. The dataset also includes environmental metrics of each sampling site, namely landscape structure and pesticide use. The data offer the opportunity to test whether variation in the phenotype and fat bodies of bees is structured by environmental factors and drivers of global change. Overall, the dataset provides valuable information to identify which environmental threats predominantly contribute to the modification of these traits.
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Cvetković VJ, Jovanović B, Lazarević M, Jovanović N, Savić-Zdravković D, Mitrović T, Žikić V. Changes in the wing shape and size in Drosophila melanogaster treated with food grade titanium dioxide nanoparticles (E171) - A multigenerational study. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 261:127787. [PMID: 32750623 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Drosophila is among the most commonly used models for toxicity assessment of different types of nanoparticles. This study aims to examine the effects of a constant exposure to the low concentration of human food grade titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 E171) on Drosophila melanogaster wing morphology over multiple generations. Subsequently, the Geometric Morphometrics Analysis was employed to examine possible changes in the wing shape and size of the treated flies. The treatment resulted in the diminishment but not a disruption in the sexual dimorphism in wings. Consequently, the female flies were clearly separated from the male flies by the differences in wing morphology as in the control group. A splitting by generations was overly similar within the control and the treatment, but it was slightly more pronounced in the treatment. However, the observed generational differences seemed mostly random between generations, irrespective of the treatment. Specifically, the treated groups displayed slightly higher splitting by generations in females than in males. Regardless of the generation, the results show a clear splitting by the differences in the wing shape between the treated flies and the flies from control. The mean value of centroid size, which refers to the wing size, of both female and male wings was smaller in the treatment when compared to the control. The overall effect of TiO2 was to induce significant difference in Drosophila wing morphology but it did not alter the general wing morphology pattern. Therefore, the change in the wings occurred only within the normally allowed wing variation.
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- Vladimir J Cvetković
- University of Niš, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Biology and Ecology, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia.
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- Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
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- University of Niš, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Biology and Ecology, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia.
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- University of Niš, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Biology and Ecology, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia.
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- University of Niš, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Biology and Ecology, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia.
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- University of Niš, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Biology and Ecology, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia.
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- University of Niš, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Biology and Ecology, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia.
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Ecological Drivers and Sex-Based Variation in Body Size and Shape in the Queensland Fruit Fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae). INSECTS 2020; 11:insects11060390. [PMID: 32586012 PMCID: PMC7348979 DOI: 10.3390/insects11060390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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The Queensland fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni; Q-fly) is an Australian endemic horticultural pest species, which has caused enormous economic losses. It has the potential to expand its range to currently Q-fly-free areas and poses a serious threat to the Australian horticultural industry. A large number of studies have investigated the correlation between environmental factors and Q-fly development, reproduction, and expansion. However, it is still not clear how Q-fly morphological traits vary with the environment. Our study focused on three morphological traits (body size, wing shape, and fluctuating asymmetry) in Q-fly samples collected from 1955 to 1965. We assessed how these traits vary by sex, and in response to latitude, environmental variables, and geographic distance. First, we found sexual dimorphism in body size and wing shape, but not in fluctuating asymmetry. Females had a larger body size but shorter and wider wings than males, which may be due to reproductive and/or locomotion differences between females and males. Secondly, the body size of Q-flies varied with latitude, which conforms to Bergmann’s rule. Finally, we found Q-fly wing shape was more closely related to temperature rather than aridity, and low temperature and high aridity may lead to high asymmetry in Q-fly populations.
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Majlesi S, Carrasco-Navarro V, Sorvari J, Panzuto S, Naarala J, Akkanen J, Juutilainen J. Is developmental instability in chironomids a sensitive endpoint for testing uranium mine-affected sediments? THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 720:137496. [PMID: 32143038 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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There is increasing interest in effects of radionuclides on non-human species, but methods for studying such effects are not well developed. The aims of the current study were to investigate the effects of uranium mine-affected sediments on non-biting midge Chironomus riparius and to compare sensitivity of different endpoints. The midge larvae were exposed in controlled laboratory conditions to sediments from two ponds downstream from an abandoned uranium mine and a reference pond not receiving water from the mining site. Quartz sand was used as an additional control. Developmental effects were assessed by evaluating emergence of adult midges, body mass, and fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in the length of wing upper vein. FA has been suggested to be a sensitive indicator of developmental instability, but the results of previous studies are inconsistent. In the present study, no difference in FA was observed between the treatment groups, but time to emergence was significantly delayed in the contaminated sediments. The approach used in this study (laboratory experiments with sediments from a contaminated site) avoids confounding due to uncontrolled environmental variables and adaptation to long-term contamination, which may mask effects on natural populations. Using this approach, we found no effects on FA of wing length. Time to emergence, in contrast, was found to be a more sensitive endpoint.
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- Soroush Majlesi
- University of Eastern Finland, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland.
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- University of Eastern Finland, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; Università degli studi di Napoli Federico II, Department of Biology, Mezzocannone street 8, 80134 Naples, Italy
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- University of Eastern Finland, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, PO Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland
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- University of Eastern Finland, Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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Štefánik M, Fedor P. Environmental stress in Parnassius apollo reflected through wing geometric morphometrics in a historical collection with a possible connection to habitat degradation. NATURE CONSERVATION 2020. [DOI: 10.3897/natureconservation.38.48682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Monitoring climate changes and habitat degradation in threatened species without negative impact to the populations can pose a considerable challenge. A rare chance to test the morphological response of wing shape and size to environmental factors on the mountain Apollo (Parnassius apollo) collected from 1938 to 1968 at a single location – Strečno mountain pass, N Slovakia presented itself in a historical collection. The canonical variate analysis showed a significant shift from a narrower to broader forewing, with more extremes in either extra broad or narrow forewings in the post- 1960 population. Analysis of existing data was conducted to determine the possible factors affecting this change. Generally, the comparative statistics of temperature and precipitation to morphology of individuals and their fluctuating asymmetry showed no, or weak, correlations. Two extreme weather events (ECEs), identified using the historical weather data, show no correlation of wing morphology to these events. Although no strong correlations can be drawn in case of the available weather data and morphology, the results of this study can be connected to strong anthropogenic effects of a large-scale road development project taking place in the vicinity of the collection site starting in November 1959 causing changes in the available habitat and therefore a shift in the wing morphology.
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Montaño-Campaz ML, Gomes-Dias L, Toro Restrepo BE, García-Merchán VH. Incidence of deformities and variation in shape of mentum and wing of Chironomus columbiensis (Diptera, Chironomidae) as tools to assess aquatic contamination. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0210348. [PMID: 30629652 PMCID: PMC6328103 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0210348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Constantly, aquatic ecosystems are under pressure by complex mixtures of contaminants whose effects are not always easy to evaluate. Due to this, organisms are sought in which early warning signs may be detected upon the presence of potentially toxic xenobiotic substances. Thereby, the study evaluated the incidence of deformities and other morphometric variations in the mentum and wing of Chironomus columbiensis exposed to water from some of the Colombian Andes affected by mining, agriculture, and cattle raising. Populations of C. columbiensis were subjected throughout their life cycle (24 days) for two generations (F1 and F2). Five treatments were carried out in controlled laboratory conditions (water from the site without impact, site of mining mercury, mining mercury + cyanide, cattle raising, and agriculture) and the respective control (reconstituted water). Thereafter, the percentage of deformities in the mentum was calculated, and for the morphometric analysis 29 landmarks were digitized for the mentum and 12 for the wing. As a result, four types of deformities were registered in the C. columbiensis mentum, like absence of teeth, increased number of teeth, fusion and space between teeth, none of them detected in the individuals from the control. Additionally, the highest incidence of deformity in F1 occurred in the treatment of mining mercury, while for F2 this took place in the treatments of mining mercury + cyanide, cattle raising and agriculture. Differences were also found with respect to the morphometric variations of the mentum and wing of C. columbiensis among the control and the treatments with water from the creeks intervened. The treatments of mining mercury + cyanide and agriculture had the highest morphological variation in the mentum and wing of C. columbiensis. The results suggest that the anthropogenic impacts evaluated generate alterations in the oral apparatus of the larval state of C. columbiensis and in the adult state provoke alterations in the wing shape (increased width and reduced basal area). These deformities may be related to multiple stress factors, among them the xenobiotics metabolized by the organisms under conditions of environmental contamination.
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- Milton Leoncio Montaño-Campaz
- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Grupo de investigación BIONAT (Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales), Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Grupo de investigación BIONAT (Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales), Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia
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- Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Grupo de investigación BIONAT (Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales), Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia
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- Grupo de Investigación en Evolución, Ecología y Conservación (EECO), Programa de Biología, Universidad del Quindío, Armenia, Quindío, Colombia
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Leonard RJ, Wat KKY, McArthur C, Hochuli DF. Urbanisation and wing asymmetry in the western honey bee ( Apis mellifera, Linnaeus 1758) at multiple scales. PeerJ 2018; 6:e5940. [PMID: 30533293 PMCID: PMC6282947 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Changes in the mean and variance of phenotypic traits like wing and head morphology are frequently used as indicators of environmental stress experienced during development and may serve as a convenient index of urbanization exposure. To test this claim, we collected adult western honey bee (Apis mellifera Linnaeus 1758, Hymenoptera, Apidae) workers from colonies located across an urbanization gradient, and quantified associations between the symmetries of both wing size and wing shape, and several landscape traits associated with urbanization. Landscape traits were assessed at two spatial scales (three km and 500 m) and included vegetation and anthropogenic land cover, total road length, road proximity and, population and dwelling density. We then used geometric morphometric techniques to determine two wing asymmetry scores-centroid size, a measure of wing size asymmetry and Procrustes distance, a measure of wing shape asymmetry. We found colony dependent differences in both wing size and shape asymmetry. Additionally, we found a negative association between wing shape asymmetry and road proximity at the three km buffer, and associations between wing shape asymmetry and road proximity, anthropogenic land cover and vegetation cover at the 500 m buffer. Whilst we were unable to account for additional variables that may influence asymmetry including temperature, pesticide presence, and parasitism our results demonstrate the potential usefulness of wing shape asymmetry for assessing the impact of certain landscape traits associated with urbanization. Furthermore, they highlight important spatial scale considerations that warrant investigation in future phenotypic studies assessing urbanization impact.
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- Ryan J Leonard
- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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Gerard M, Michez D, Debat V, Fullgrabe L, Meeus I, Piot N, Sculfort O, Vastrade M, Smagghe G, Vanderplanck M. Stressful conditions reveal decrease in size, modification of shape but relatively stable asymmetry in bumblebee wings. Sci Rep 2018; 8:15169. [PMID: 30310103 PMCID: PMC6181934 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-33429-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 09/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Human activities can generate a wide variety of direct and indirect effects on animals, which can manifest as environmental and genetic stressors. Several phenotypic markers have been proposed as indicators of these stressful conditions but have displayed contrasting results, depending, among others, on the phenotypic trait measured. Knowing the worldwide decline of multiple bumblebee species, it is important to understand these stressors and link them with the drivers of decline. We assessed the impact of several stressors (i.e. natural toxin-, parasite-, thermic- and inbreeding- stress) on both wing shape and size and their variability as well as their directional and fluctuating asymmetries. The total data set includes 650 individuals of Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Overall wing size and shape were affected by all the tested stressors. Except for the sinigrin (e.g. glucosinolate) stress, each stress implies a decrease of wing size. Size variance was affected by several stressors, contrary to shape variance that was affected by none of them. Although wing size directional and fluctuating asymmetries were significantly affected by sinigrin, parasites and high temperatures, neither directional nor fluctuating shape asymmetry was significantly affected by any tested stressor. Parasites and high temperatures led to the strongest phenotype modifications. Overall size and shape were the most sensitive morphological traits, which contrasts with the common view that fluctuating asymmetry is the major phenotypic marker of stress.
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- Maxence Gerard
- Laboratoire de Zoologie, Research institute of Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du Parc 23, 7000, Mons, Belgium.
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- Laboratoire de Zoologie, Research institute of Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du Parc 23, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, ISYEB, UMR 7205 CNRS MNHN UPMC EPHE, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, CP 50, 45 rue Buffon, 75005, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Numerical Ecology of Aquatic Systems, Research institute of Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du Parc 23, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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- Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-900, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-900, Ghent, Belgium
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- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité, ISYEB, UMR 7205 CNRS MNHN UPMC EPHE, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Sorbonne Universités, CP 50, 45 rue Buffon, 75005, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Evolutionary Genetics and Ecology, Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences, University of Namur, 5000, Namur, Belgium
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- Department of Crop Protection, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-900, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Zoologie, Research institute of Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du Parc 23, 7000, Mons, Belgium
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Goczal J, Rossa R, Nawrocka A, Sweeney JD, Tofilski A. Developmental Costs of Biological Invasion: The Exotic Wood Borer Tetropium fuscum (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) is More Asymmetric and Smaller in Invaded Area. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY 2018; 47:982-989. [PMID: 29684113 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvy059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Biological invasions provide a unique opportunity to gain insight into basic biological processes occurring under new circumstances. During the process of establishment, exotic species are exposed to various stressors which may affect their development. Presence of the stressors is often detected by measurements of left-right body asymmetry, which consists of two main components: fluctuating asymmetry and directional asymmetry. Fluctuating asymmetry constitutes random differences between the two body sides, whereas directional asymmetry occurs when a particular trait is bigger on one of the sides. The relation between these two asymmetry components is still not fully understood. Our goal was to investigate the potential differences in asymmetry patterns between native and invasive populations of Tetropium fuscum (Fabr. 1787) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), a harmful forest pest native to Europe and introduced to North America. Wing asymmetry assessment was based on the geometric morphometrics of hind wings. We found that specimens from invaded area were markedly smaller and have more asymmetric wings than individuals from native population, suggesting some unfavorable conditions in the invaded area. Moreover, we found significant directional asymmetry in the native but not in the invasive population. On the other hand, differences between left and right hind wings were similar in the native and invasive populations, in terms of direction. This suggests that a high level of fluctuating asymmetry in the invasive population may blur the intrinsic directional asymmetry and hinder its detection. Our data show that fluctuating asymmetry has a potential as an indicator of developmental stress in invasive species.
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- Jakub Goczal
- Institute of Forest Ecosystem Protection, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Institute of Forest Ecosystem Protection, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Pomology and Apiculture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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- Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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- Department of Pomology and Apiculture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
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Ghemari C, Ayari A, Hamdi N, Waterlot C, Douay F, Nasri-Ammar K. Measure of environmental stress on Porcellio laevis Latreille, 1804 sampled near active Tunisian industrial areas. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2018; 27:729-741. [PMID: 29931544 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-018-1955-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study aimed to observe the type of asymmetry exhibited by Porcellio laevis sampled from 15 sites belonging to Tunisian industrialized areas. Physicochemical parameters such as pH, organic matter and CaCO3 contents were measured in soils. Moreover, Cd, Pb, Zn, and Cu concentrations were determined in both soils and woodlice. Additionally, 10 metrical traits were measured to evaluate the type of asymmetry on individuals: the basis, the second and the third articles of the antenna, the first article of the flagellum of the antenna and the merus, the carpus, and the propodus of the sixth and the seventh pereopods. Among the 531 measured individuals, 432 exhibited fluctuating asymmetry (FA) while the remaining individuals exhibited antisymmetry or directional asymmetry. The data obtained were analyzed using a multivariate statistical analysis. Contrary to our hypothesis, the results showed that individuals from contaminated sites have a low FA level, whereas those from uncontaminated sites have a high FA level, particularly females but with some exceptions. Variations in FA level in the traits and populations studied and its usefulness as a stress indicator were discussed.
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- Chedliya Ghemari
- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Science of Tunis, RU11SE11 Research Unit of Bio-ecology and Evolutionary Systematic, 2092 Manar II, Tunis, Tunisia.
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Science of Tunis, RU11SE11 Research Unit of Bio-ecology and Evolutionary Systematic, 2092 Manar II, Tunis, Tunisia
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Science of Tunis, RU11SE11 Research Unit of Bio-ecology and Evolutionary Systematic, 2092 Manar II, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Yncréa Hauts-de-France, Laboratoire Génie Civil et géo-Environnement (LGCgE), 48 boulevard Vauban 59046, Lille Cedex, France
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- Yncréa Hauts-de-France, Laboratoire Génie Civil et géo-Environnement (LGCgE), 48 boulevard Vauban 59046, Lille Cedex, France
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- University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Science of Tunis, RU11SE11 Research Unit of Bio-ecology and Evolutionary Systematic, 2092 Manar II, Tunis, Tunisia
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Oguz G, Kasap OE, Alten B. Wing morphology variations in a natural population of Phlebotomus tobbi Adler and Theodor 1930. JOURNAL OF VECTOR ECOLOGY : JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR VECTOR ECOLOGY 2017; 42:223-232. [PMID: 29125243 DOI: 10.1111/jvec.12262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is highly endemic in the Cukurova region, located on the crossroads of main refugee routes from the Middle East to Europe on the eastern Mediterranean part of Turkey. Our purpose was to investigate the phenotypic variation of Phlebotomus tobbi, the known vector of CL in the region, during one active season. Sand flies and microclimatic data were collected monthly from May to October, 2011, from five locations in six villages in the study area. A geometric morphometric approach was used to investigate wing morphology. Shape analyses revealed that males collected in May and June comprised one group, while specimens collected in August, September, and October formed a second group. Specimens from July were found to be distributed within these two groups. A similar distribution pattern was observed for females, but specimens from October were represented as the third district group. Significant size variation was detected for both sexes between months. Wing size and temperature were negatively correlated for females, but there was no temperature effect for males. Wing size of both sexes was increased in correlation to increasing relative humidity. Males were found to have smaller wings with increasing population density.
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- Gizem Oguz
- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 06800 Beytepe-Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 06800 Beytepe-Ankara, Turkey
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- Hacettepe University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 06800 Beytepe-Ankara, Turkey
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Arambourou H, Sanmartín-Villar I, Stoks R. Wing shape-mediated carry-over effects of a heat wave during the larval stage on post-metamorphic locomotor ability. Oecologia 2017; 184:279-291. [PMID: 28238050 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-017-3846-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Two key insights to better assess the ecological impact of global warming have been poorly investigated to date: global warming effects on the integrated life cycle and effects of heat waves. We tested the effect of a simulated mild (25 °C) and severe (30 °C) heat wave experienced during the larval stage on the flight ability of the damselfly Ischnura elegans. To get a mechanistic understanding of how heat stress may translate into reduced post-metamorphic flight ability, we evaluated the hypothesized mediatory role of adult size-related traits, and also tested alternative pathways operating through changes in wing shape and two flight-related traits (both relative fat and flight muscle contents). Exposure to a heat wave, and particularly the severe one, shortened the larval stage, reduced adult size-related traits and modified the wing shape but did not significantly affect emergence success, relative fat content and relative flight muscle mass. Notably, the heat wave negatively affected all components of flight ability. Unexpectedly, the heat wave did not reduce flight ability through reducing size. Instead, we identified a novel size-independent mechanism bridging metamorphosis to link larval environment and adult flight ability in males: through affecting wing shape. The present study advances mechanistic insights in the still poorly understood coupling of life stages across metamorphosis. Additionally, our results underscore the need for integrative studies across life stages to understand the impact of global warming.
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- Hélène Arambourou
- Irstea, Research Unit MAEP (Freshwater Systems, Ecology and Pollution), 5 Rue de la Doua, CS70077, 69626, Villeurbanne Cedex, France. .,Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, University of Leuven, Ch. Debériotstraat 32, 3000, Louvain, Belgium.
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, University of Leuven, Ch. Debériotstraat 32, 3000, Louvain, Belgium.,ECOEVO Lab, Universidade de Vigo, Escola de Enxeñaría Forestal, Campus A Xunqueira, 36005, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and Conservation, University of Leuven, Ch. Debériotstraat 32, 3000, Louvain, Belgium
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Wing shape changes: a morphological view of the Diabrotica virgifera virgifera European invasion. Biol Invasions 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10530-016-1252-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Dutra HLC, Lopes da Silva V, da Rocha Fernandes M, Logullo C, Maciel-de-Freitas R, Moreira LA. The influence of larval competition on Brazilian Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. Parasit Vectors 2016; 9:282. [PMID: 27183820 PMCID: PMC4869337 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-016-1559-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND With field releases starting in Brazil, particular interest must be given to understanding how the endosymbiotic bacterium Wolbachia pipientis affects Aedes aegypti mosquitoes with a Brazilian genetic background. Currently, there is limited information on how the bacterium affects phenotypic traits such as larval development rate, metabolic reserves and morphometric parameters in Ae. aegypti. Here, we analyze for the first time, the effect of Wolbachia on these key phenotypes and consider how this might impact the potential of the bacterium as a disease control agent in Brazil. METHODS We examined the influence of the wMel strain of Wolbachia in laboratory Ae. aegypti with a Brazilian genetic background, reared under different larval densities. Pupae formation was counted daily to assess differences in development rates. Levels of metabolic reserves and morphometric parameters were assessed in adults resulting from each larval condition. RESULTS wMel infection led to more rapid larval development at higher densities for both males and females, with no effect under less crowded conditions in females. Infection also led to reduced body size at both high and low density, but not at intermediate density, although the scale of this difference was maintained regardless of larval density, in comparison to uninfected individuals. Wing shape also varied significantly between infected and uninfected mosquitoes due to larval density. Glycogen levels in uninfected mosquitoes decreased under higher larval density, but were consistently high with Wolbachia infection, regardless of larval density. CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that the wMel Wolbachia strain can positively influence some important host fitness traits, and that this interaction is directly linked to the conditions in which the host is reared. Combined with previously published data, these results suggest that this Wolbachia strain could be successfully used as part of the Eliminate Dengue Program in Brazil.
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- Heverton Leandro Carneiro Dutra
- Mosquitos Vetores: Endossimbiontes e Interação Patógeno-Vetor, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou - Fiocruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Sanidade Animal, Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos e Unidade de Experimentação Animal - RJ, UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Sanidade Animal, Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos e Unidade de Experimentação Animal - RJ, UENF, Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Transmissores de Hematozoários, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Mosquitos Vetores: Endossimbiontes e Interação Patógeno-Vetor, Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou - Fiocruz, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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Taskin BG, Dogaroglu T, Kilic S, Dogac E, Taskin V. Seasonal dynamics of insecticide resistance, multiple resistance, and morphometric variation in field populations of Culex pipiens. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 129:14-27. [PMID: 27017877 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2015.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Resistance to insecticides that impairs nervous transmission has been widely investigated in mosquito populations as insecticides are crucial to effective insect control. The development of insecticide resistance is also of special interest to evolutionary biologists since it represents the opportunity to observe the genetic consequences of a well-characterized alteration in the environment. Although the frequencies of resistance alleles in Culex pipiens populations against different groups of insecticides have been reported, no detailed information is available on the relative change in these allele frequencies over time. In this study, we collected mosquitoes of the Cx. pipiens complex from six locations in three seasons in the Aegean region of Turkey and examined the i) seasonal variations in resistance to four different chemical classes of insecticides, ii) seasonal fluctuations in frequencies of resistance-associated target-site mutations of the three genes (ace-1, kdr, and Rdl), and iii) potential seasonal variations in wing morphometric characters that may be modified in resistant mosquitoes. Our bioassay results indicated the presence of different levels of resistance to all tested insecticides for all three seasons in all locations. The results of the PCR-based molecular analysis revealed low frequencies of mutations in ace-1 and Rdl that are associated with resistance to malathion, bendiocarb, and dieldrin and no obvious seasonal changes. In contrast, we detected high frequencies and striking seasonal changes for two kdr mutations associated with resistance to DDT and pyrethroids. In addition, the evaluation of the field populations from all seasons in terms of the combinations of polymorphisms at four resistance-associated mutations did not reveal the presence of insects that are resistant to all pesticides. Results from the morphological analysis displayed a similar pattern for both wings and did not show a clear separation among the samples from the three different seasons. The results of this study have advanced our knowledge of the potential dynamics of insecticide resistance among populations of the Cx. pipiens complex. The implications of these results to the understanding of the evolution of insecticide resistance and the management of resistance in mosquitoes are discussed.
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- Belgin Gocmen Taskin
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
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- Koycegiz Vocational School, Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey.
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Doğaç E, Kandemir İ, Taşkın V. Geographical distribution and frequencies of organophosphate-resistant Ace alleles and morphometric variations in olive fruit fly populations. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2015; 71:1529-1539. [PMID: 25491602 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Revised: 10/25/2014] [Accepted: 12/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the Mediterranean basin, organophosphate (OP) insecticides have been used intensively to control olive fly populations. Acetylcholinesterase (Ace) is the molecular target of OP insecticides, and three resistance-associated mutations that confer different levels of OP insensitivity have been identified. In this study, genotypes of olive fly Ace were determined in field-collected populations from broad geographical areas in Turkey. In addition, the levels of asymmetry of wing and leg characters were compared in these populations. RESULTS Our study revealed the existence of a genetically smooth stratification pattern in OP resistance allele distribution in the olive fly populations of Turkey. In contrast to earlier findings, the frequency of Δ3Q was found to be lower in the Aegean region, where the populations have been subjected to high selection pressure. Results based on the morphological differences among the samples revealed a similar pattern for both sides and did not demonstrate a clear separation. CONCLUSION The frequencies and geographic range of resistance alleles indicate that they were selected in the Aegean coast of Turkey and then spread westward towards Europe. One possible explanation for the absence of morphological asymmetry in olive fly samples might be the presence of modifier allele(s) that compensate for the increase in asymmetry.
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- Ersin Doğaç
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Muğla Sıtkı Kocman University, Kotekli, Muğla, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, Beşevler, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Muğla Sıtkı Kocman University, Kotekli, Muğla, Turkey
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Pinto NS, Silva DP, Rodrigues JG, De Marco P. The Size But not the Symmetry of the Wings of Eulaema nigrita Lepeletier (Apidae: Euglossini) is Affected by Human-Disturbed Landscapes in the Brazilian Cerrado Savanna. NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2015; 44:439-447. [PMID: 26275393 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-015-0316-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2015] [Accepted: 07/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Among other human-related activities, habitat loss and fragmentation are currently ranked as the most important environmental features affecting the persistence of animal and plant populations in landscapes, as well as the maintenance of ecological processes and services. Since these processes are also capable of affecting the ontogenetic development of species inhabiting those landscapes, here we measured the wing veins of male Eulaema nigrita Lepeletier (Apidae: Euglossini) bees in order to evaluate whether the bees sampled in agriculture (AG) areas suffer higher fluctuating asymmetry (FA) than those sampled in Cerrado (CE) areas in the Brazilian state of Goiás. We believe that individuals sampled in CE areas would be less asymmetric than those sampled in AG areas, given a potential higher exposure of these specimens to environmental stresses (mostly pesticides). However, we did not observe a significant trend in the FA measures we obtained, although three wing measures were bigger for bees from CE areas. The lack of significant effects of FA may be related to inherent bionomic features of E. nigrita. For instance, given their high individual dispersal abilities, the individuals we analyzed may have developed in different areas than those where they were sampled. Their generalist feeding behavior may also have given them a higher resistance to environmental perturbations, buffering the normal development of immatures even in areas with local high environmental stress. Nonetheless, higher death rates of individuals from anthropic areas may also have killed the developing immatures of E. nigrita before they reached adulthood consequently equalizing our sampled estimates.
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- N S Pinto
- Univ Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil
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Analyzing Fluctuating Asymmetry with Geometric Morphometrics: Concepts, Methods, and Applications. Symmetry (Basel) 2015. [DOI: 10.3390/sym7020843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Arambourou H, Branchu P, Beisel JN. Increase in developmental instability in a field-collected Chironomus population maintained under laboratory conditions. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2015; 94:681-687. [PMID: 25749504 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-015-1497-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In order to be a relevant indicator of exposure towards teratogenic stressors, morphological defects should not be passed on to the next generation. In this study, we compare morphological variations in Chironomids collected from a contaminated river stretch with those of their progeny, reared in uncontaminated sediment under laboratory conditions. We focused on mentum defects (deformities, fluctuating asymmetry and mean shape change), measured by geometric morphometrics. We observed no significant variation in deformity rate between the parental generation and its progeny. On the contrary, we observed a significant increase in fluctuating asymmetry and a significant decrease in mentum centroid size in the offspring. Our results suggest that shape defects are not caused by direct exposure to teratogenic stressors alone. We propose four hypotheses to explain this: (a) teratogenic contaminants are present in egg-clutches, (b) contaminants at the sampling site have mutagenic effects, (c) costs of tolerance, and (d) contamination-induced genetic impoverishment.
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- Hélène Arambourou
- Département Ville Durable, CEREMA Dter Ile de France, IFFSTTAR-ERA, n°35, 12 rue Teisserenc de Bort, 78190, Trappes, France,
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Arambourou H, Beisel JN, Branchu P, Debat V. Exposure to sediments from polluted rivers has limited phenotypic effects on larvae and adults of Chironomus riparius. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 484:92-101. [PMID: 24691209 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2013] [Revised: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Laboratory studies have sometimes failed to detect a relationship between toxic stress and morphological defects in invertebrates. Several hypotheses have been proposed to account for this lack of effect. (1) It was suggested that only a combination of stressful conditions - rather than a single one - would affect the phenotype. (2) Phenotypic defects should be detected on adult individuals, rather than on juveniles. (3) Phenotypic abnormalities might mostly affect the progeny of the exposed individuals, some contaminants exhibiting trans-generational effects. In the present study, we test those three hypotheses. We first examined the effects of a multiple exposure by using laboratory Chironomus riparius larvae cultured on two sediments sampled in contaminated rivers and those containing a mixture of mineral and organic compounds. On the larvae, we investigated mentum phenotypes: the frequency of phenodeviants, the shape fluctuating asymmetry and the mean shape. To test whether adult's morphology was more sensitive than the larval's, we also measured asymmetry and mean shape of the adult wings. Finally, to test for a trans-generational phenotypic effect, we measured mentum shape variations in the offspring derived from the measured adults. Overall, our results point out a very limited phenotypic response to contaminated sediments, suggesting that a multiple exposure is not necessarily sufficient to generate phenotypic defects. Adult traits were no more affected than larval traits, discarding the hypothesis that adult phenotypes would be more sensitive biomarkers. Finally, no effect was detected on the offspring generation, suggesting that no trans-generational effect occurs. This general lack of effect suggests that the use of phenotypic defects in C. riparius as an indicator of sediment contamination should be considered cautiously.
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- Hélène Arambourou
- Département Ville Durable, CETE Ile de France, IFFSTTAR-ERA n°35, 12 rue Teisserenc de Bort, 78190 Trappes, France.
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- Ecole Nationale du Génie de l'Eau et de l'Environnement de Strasbourg (ENGEES), 1 Quai Koch BP 61039, 67070 Strasbourg, France; Laboratoire Image, Ville, Environnement (LIVE) UMR 7362 CNRS, Université de Strasbourg, 3 rue de l'Argonne, 67083 Strasbourg, France
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- Département Ville Durable, CETE Ile de France, IFFSTTAR-ERA n°35, 12 rue Teisserenc de Bort, 78190 Trappes, France
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- UMR 7205 ISySEB Département Systématique et Evolution, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 45 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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Rhodnius prolixus and Rhodnius robustus-like (Hemiptera, Reduviidae) wing asymmetry under controlled conditions of population density and feeding frequency. J Biosci 2014; 38:549-60. [PMID: 23938387 DOI: 10.1007/s12038-013-9332-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Habitat change in Rhodnius spp may represent an environmental challenge for the development of the species, particularly when feeding frequency and population density vary in nature. To estimate the effect of these variables in stability on development, the degree of directional asymmetry (DA) and fluctuating asymmetry (FA) in the wing size and shape of R. prolixus and R. robustus-like were measured under laboratory controlled conditions. DA and FA in wing size and shape were significant in both species, but their variation patterns showed both inter-specific and sexual dimorphic differences in FA of wing size and shape induced by nutrition stress. These results suggest different abilities of the genotypes and sexes of two sylvatic and domestic genotypes of Rhodnius to buffer these stress conditions. However, both species showed non-significant differences in the levels of FA between treatments that simulated sylvan vs domestic conditions, indicating that the developmental noise did not explain the variation in wing size and shape found in previous studies. Thus, this result confirm that the variation in wing size and shape in response to treatments constitute a plastic response of these genotypes to population density and feeding frequency.
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Kjærsgaard A, Pertoldi C, Loeschcke V, Blanckenhorn WU. The effect of fluctuating temperatures during development on fitness-related traits of Scatophaga stercoraria (Diptera: Scathophagidae). ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY 2013; 42:1069-1078. [PMID: 24331617 DOI: 10.1603/en13074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Development of ectotherms is highly temperature dependent. Studies using variable thermal environments can improve ecological relevance of data because organisms naturally face day-to-day stochastic temperature fluctuations as well as seasonal changes in the amplitude of such daily fluctuations. The objective of this study was to investigate if, and to what extent, the use of constant temperatures is justified in studies of the model species, yellow dung fly, Scatophaga stercoraria (L.). We examined the effect of temperature fluctuation on the expression of several life history traits and the effect on subsequent adult longevity. We used two fluctuating temperature treatments with the same mean but different amplitudes (15/21°C, 12/24°C; 12/12 h), and three constant temperature treatments spanning the wide temperature range faced in the wild (12, 18, and 24°C). Large temperature fluctuation was mostly detrimental (lower juvenile survival, slower growth, smaller body size, and longer development), whereas moderate temperature fluctuation usually gave responses similar to the constant regime. When developing in fluctuating temperatures, adult longevity (no effect), body size (lower), and wing shape (narrower wings) deviated from the expectations based on the constant temperature reaction norms, presumably because of acclimation responses. Contrary to some studies no obvious beneficial effects of moderate temperature fluctuation were observed. Instead, yellow dung flies seem to canalize development in the face of temperature fluctuation up to a point when detrimental effects become unavoidable. The relatively greater effects of extreme constant developmental temperatures question their biological relevance in experiments.
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- Anders Kjærsgaard
- Department of Bioscience, Integrative Ecology and Evolution, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade 114-116, DK-8000, Denmark
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Balke M, Schmidt S, Hausmann A, Toussaint EFA, Bergsten J, Buffington M, Häuser CL, Kroupa A, Hagedorn G, Riedel A, Polaszek A, Ubaidillah R, Krogmann L, Zwick A, Fikáček M, Hájek J, Michat MC, Dietrich C, La Salle J, Mantle B, Ng PKL, Hobern D. Biodiversity into your hands - A call for a virtual global natural history 'metacollection'. Front Zool 2013; 10:55. [PMID: 24044698 PMCID: PMC3848749 DOI: 10.1186/1742-9994-10-55] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 09/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Many scientific disciplines rely on correct taxon delineations and identifications. So does a great part of the general public as well as decision makers. Researchers, students and enthusiastic amateurs often feel frustrated because information about species remains scattered, difficult to access, or difficult to decipher. Together, this affects almost anyone who wishes to identify species or verify identifications. Many remedies have been proposed, but we argue that the role of natural history collections remains insufficiently appreciated. We suggest using state-of-the-art mass imaging technology and to join forces to create a global natural history metacollection on the internet, providing access to the morphology of tens of millions of specimens and making them available for automated digital image analysis. DISCUSSION Robotic high-resolution imaging technology and fast (high performance) computer-based image stitching make it now feasible to digitize entire collection drawers typically used for arthropod collections, or trays or containers used for other objects. Resolutions of 500 megapixels and much higher are already utilized to capture the contents of 40x50 cm collection drawers, providing amazing detail of specimens. Flanked by metadata entry, this helps to create access to tens of thousands of specimens in days. By setting priorities and combining the holdings of the most comprehensive collections for certain taxa, drawer digitizing offers the unique opportunity to create a global, virtual metacollection.The taxonomic and geographic coverage of such a collection could never be achieved by a single institution or individual. We argue that by joining forces, many new impulses will emerge for systematic biology, related fields and understanding of biodiversity in general.Digitizing drawers containing unidentified, little-curated specimens is a contribution towards the beginning of a new era of online curation. It also will help taxonomists and curators to discover and process the millions of "gems" of undescribed species hidden in museum accessions. SUMMARY Our proposal suggests creating virtual, high-resolution image resources that will, for the first time in history, provide access for expert scientists as well as students and the general public to the enormous wealth of the world's natural history collections. We foresee that this will contribute to a better understanding, appreciation and increased use of biodiversity resources and the natural history collections serving this cause.
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- Michael Balke
- Zoologische Staatssammlung, Münchhausenstr. 21, 81247 Munich, Germany
- GeoBio Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Zoologische Staatssammlung, Münchhausenstr. 21, 81247 Munich, Germany
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- Zoologische Staatssammlung, Münchhausenstr. 21, 81247 Munich, Germany
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- Zoologische Staatssammlung, Münchhausenstr. 21, 81247 Munich, Germany
- GeoBio Center, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
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- Systematic Entomology Lab, USDA-ARS, c/o NMNH, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA
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- Museum für Naturkunde, Invalidenstr. 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany
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- Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Erbprinzenstr. 13, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Natural History Museum London, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD England
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- LIPI Division of Zoology (Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense), Cibinong, West Java, Indonesia
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- Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, 148 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic
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- Department of Entomology, National Museum, Kunratice 1, 148 00 Praha 4, Czech Republic
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- CONICET - Laboratorio de Entomologiá, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biologá Experimental, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Av. Int. Guïraldes s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, C1428EHA Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, 1816 S Oak St., Champaign, IL 61801, USA
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- Atlas of Living Australia, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- National University of Singapore and Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, Department of Biological Science, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, 117543 Singapore, Singapore
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- GBIF Secretariat, Universitetsparken 15, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Yeap HL, Endersby NM, Johnson PH, Ritchie SA, Hoffmann AA. Body size and wing shape measurements as quality indicators of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes destined for field release. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2013; 89:78-92. [PMID: 23716403 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.12-0719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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There is increasing interest in rearing modified mosquitoes for mass release to control vector-borne diseases, particularly Wolbachia-infected Aedes aegypti for suppression of dengue. Successful introductions require release of high quality mosquitoes into natural populations. Potential indicators of quality are body size and shape. We tested to determine if size, wing/thorax ratio, and wing shape are associated with field fitness of Wolbachia-infected Ae. aegypti. Compared with field-collected mosquitoes, released mosquitoes were larger in size, with lower size variance and different wing shape but similar in wing-thorax ratio and its associated variance. These differences were largely attributed to nutrition and to a minor extent to wMel Wolbachia infection. Survival potential of released female mosquitoes was similar to those from the field. Females at oviposition sites tended to be larger than those randomly collected from BG-Sentinel traps. Rearing conditions should thus aim for large size without affecting wing/thorax ratios.
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- Heng Lin Yeap
- Department of Genetics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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Arambourou H, Beisel JN, Branchu P, Debat V. Patterns of fluctuating asymmetry and shape variation in Chironomus riparius (Diptera, Chironomidae) exposed to nonylphenol or lead. PLoS One 2012; 7:e48844. [PMID: 23133660 PMCID: PMC3487765 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Deformities and fluctuating asymmetry in chironomid larvae have been proposed as sensitive indicators of biological stress and are commonly used to assess the ecological impact of human activities. In particular, they have been associated in Chironomus riparius, the most commonly used species, with heavy metal and pesticide river pollution. In this study, the effect of lead and 4-nonylphenol on mouthpart morphological variation of Chironomus riparius larvae was investigated by traditional and geometric morphometrics. For this purpose, first to fourth instar larvae were exposed to sediment spiked with lead (from 3.0 to 456.9 mg/kg dry weight) or 4-NP (from 0.1 to 198.8 mg/kg dry weight). Mentum phenotypic response to pollutants was assessed by four parameters: (1) the frequency of deformities, (2) fluctuating asymmetry of mentum length, (3) fluctuating asymmetry of mentum shape and (4) the mentum mean shape changes. Despite the bioaccumulation of pollutants in the chironomid’s body, no significant differences between control and stressed groups were found for mouthpart deformities and fluctuating asymmetry of mentum length. Slight effects on mentum shape fluctuating asymmetry were observed for two stressed groups. Significant mean shape changes, consisting of tooth size increase and tooth closing, were detected for lead and 4-NP exposure respectively. Those variations, however, were negligible in comparison to mentum shape changes due to genetic effects. These results suggest that the use of mentum variation as an indicator of toxic stress in Chironomus riparius should be considered cautiously.
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- Hélène Arambourou
- CETE Ile de France, Unité qualité des eaux et des sols, IFSTTAR-ERA n°35, Trappes, France.
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Pinto NS, Juen L, Cabette HSR, De Marco P. Fluctuating asymmetry and wing size of Argia tinctipennis Selys (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae) in relation to riparian forest preservation status. NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2012; 41:178-185. [PMID: 23950041 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-012-0029-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2011] [Accepted: 03/10/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Effects of riparian vegetation removal on body size and wing fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of Argia tinctipennis Selys (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) were studied in the River Suiá-Miçú basin, which is part of the Xingu basin in Brazilian Amazonia. A total of 70 specimens (n = 33 from preserved and n = 37 from degraded areas) was measured. Five wing measures of each wing (totalizing ten measured characters) were taken. Preserved and degraded points presented non-overlapped variations of a Habitat Integrity Index, supporting the environmental differentiation between these two categories. FA increases in degraded areas approximately four times for the width between the nodus and proximal portion of the pterostigma of forewings (FW), two times for the width of the wing in the region of nodus of FW, and approximately 1.7 times for the number of postnodal cells of FW. The increase is almost five times for the width between the nodus and the proximal portion of the pterostigma of hind wings (HW), three times for the number of postnodal cells of HW, and approximately 1.6 times the width between quadrangle and nodus of HW. Individuals of preserved sites were nearly 3.3% larger than for degraded sites, based on mean hind wing length. Our results supports that the development of A. tinctipennis in degraded areas is affected by riparian vegetation removal and may reflect in wing FA variations. Consequently, these FA measures may be a useful tool for bioassessment using Odonata insects as a model.
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- N S Pinto
- Lab de Ecologia Teórica e Síntese, Depto de Biologia Geral, Univ Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brasil
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Tantowijoyo W, Hoffmann AA. Variation in morphological characters of two invasive leafminers, Liriomyza huidobrensis and L. sativae, across a tropical elevation gradient. JOURNAL OF INSECT SCIENCE (ONLINE) 2011; 11:69. [PMID: 21867436 PMCID: PMC3281431 DOI: 10.1673/031.011.6901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/21/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Changes in morphological traits along elevation and latitudinal gradients in ectotherms are often interpreted in terms of the temperature-size rule, which states that the body size of organisms increases under low temperatures, and is therefore expected to increase with elevation and latitude. However other factors like host plant might contribute to spatial patterns in size as well, particularly for polyphagous insects. Here elevation patterns for trait size and shape in two leafminer species are examined, Liriomyza huidobrensis (Blanchard) (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and L. sativae Blanchard, along a tropical elevation gradient in Java, Indonesia. Adult leafminers were trapped from different locations in the mountainous area of Dieng in the province of Central Java. To separate environmental versus genetic effects, L. huidobrensis originating from 1378 m and 2129 m ASL were reared in the laboratory for five generations. Size variation along the elevation gradient was only found in L. huidobrensis and this followed expectations based on the temperature-size rule. There were also complex changes in wing shape along the gradient. Morphological differences were influenced by genetic and environmental effects. Findings are discussed within the context of adaptation to different elevations in the two species.
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- Warsito Tantowijoyo
- Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research, Department of Zoology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Hernández-L N, Barragán AR, Dupas S, Silvain JF, Dangles O. Wing shape variations in an invasive moth are related to sexual dimorphism and altitude. BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2010; 100:529-541. [PMID: 20102659 DOI: 10.1017/s000748530999054x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Wing morphology has great importance in a wide variety of aspects of an insect's life. Here, we use a geometric morphometric approach to test the hypothesis that variation, in insect wing morphology patterns, occurs between sexes and along altitudinal gradients for invasive species, despite their recent association to this environment. We explored the variation in wing morphology between 12 invasive populations of the invasive potato pest, Tecia solanivora, at low and high altitude in the central highlands of Ecuador. After characterizing sexual dimorphism in wing shape, we investigated if moths at higher elevations differ in wing morphology from populations at lower altitudes. Results indicate wing shape and size differences between sexes and between altitudinal ranges. Females showed larger, wider wings than males, while high altitude moths showed larger, narrow-shaped wings by comparison to low-altitude moths. GLM analyses confirmed altitude was the only significant determinant of this gradient. Our study confirms a sexual dimorphism in size and wing shape for the potato moth. It also confirms and extends predictions of morphological changes with altitude to an invasive species, suggesting that wing morphology variation is an adapted response contributing to invasion success of the potato moth in mountainous landscapes. Ours is one of the first studies on the morphology of invasive insects and represents a valuable contribution to the study of insect invasions because it both offers empirical support to previous genetic studies on T. solanivora as well as proving broader insight into the mechanisms behind morphological evolution of a recently introduced pest.
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- N Hernández-L
- PUCE, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Quito, Ecuador
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The effect of lead on the developmental stability of Drosophila subobscura through selection in laboratory conditions. ARCH BIOL SCI 2010. [DOI: 10.2298/abs1001083k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Fluctuating asymmetry (FA), the increased variation of bilateral symmetry in a sample of individuals, can indicate disturbance in developmental stability caused by environmental and/or genomic stress. This developmental instability was analyzed in Drosophila subobscura maintained for seven generations on two different concentrations of lead in laboratory conditions. The FA4 index showed that the genotypes reared on the higher lead concentration were in developmental homeostasis, except for males in the F7 generation, for both wing size parameters. The results show that different degrees of lead pollution cause different responses to selection of the exposed population in laboratory conditions.
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Subtle left-right biases are often observed in organisms with an overall bilateral symmetry. The evolutionary significance of these directional asymmetries remains uncertain, however, and scenarios of both developmental constraints and adaptation have been suggested. Reviewing the literature on asymmetry in insect wings, we analyze patterns of directional asymmetry in wing size to evaluate the possible adaptive significance of this character. We found that directional asymmetry in wing size is widespread among insects, with left- and right-biased asymmetries commonly observed. The direction of the asymmetry does not appear to be evolutionarily conserved above the species level. Overall, we argue that the very small magnitude of directional asymmetry, 0.7% of the wing size on average, associated with an extremely imprecise expression, precludes directional asymmetry from playing any major adaptive role.
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- Christophe Pélabon
- Department of Biology, Centre for Conservation Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
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Campero M, De Block M, Ollevier F, Stoks R. Metamorphosis offsets the link between larval stress, adult asymmetry and individual quality. Funct Ecol 2008. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2007.01381.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Ribeiro B, Guedes RNC, Corrêa AS, Santos CT. Fluctuating asymmetry in insecticide-resistant and insecticide-susceptible strains of the maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2007; 53:77-83. [PMID: 17464442 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-006-0162-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2006] [Accepted: 12/17/2006] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Insecticide resistance is an evolutionary response of specific insect populations subjected to exposure and consequent selection by an insecticide. As such, this phenomenon is important as a biomonitoring strategy and also has economical importance in the case of insect-pests by compromising their control. Fluctuating asymmetry (FA) of bilateral traits is a measure of developmental instability also suggested as a monitoring tool for environmental pollution with potential consequences for fitness. Responses to selective agents might have pleiotropic effects influencing development and phenotype, which has yet to be examined for agricultural insecticides and insect-pests. Higher levels of FA are expected in the insecticide-resistant strains, which are usually at a selective disadvantage, relative to susceptible strains, in the absence of the insecticide. Two insecticide-resistant strains and an insecticide-susceptible strain of the maize pest insect Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) were subjected to FA measurements in 12 traits of wing veins and tibias of 100 individuals of both sexes of each strain. The insecticide-resistant strains showed lower FA than the susceptible strain, in contrast with the initial expectation. An extended period of insecticide selection probably led to the evolution of fitness-modifier genes improving the performance of the resistant genotypes, reducing their FA levels, and leading to their eventual fixation in the population. In addition, one insecticide-resistant strain and the insecticide-susceptible strain showed significant differences in FA between sexes, with more symmetrical males suggesting possible sexual selection by the females. The observed results have potential consequences for insecticide-resistance evolution and dispersal.
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- B Ribeiro
- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, MG, 36571-000, Viçosa, Brazil
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Bernardo U, Pedata PA, Viggiani G. Phenotypic plasticity of pigmentation and morphometric traits in Pnigalio soemius (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae). BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2007; 97:101-9. [PMID: 17298687 DOI: 10.1017/s0007485307004816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Species of the genus Pnigalio Schrank are ectoparasitoids on several pest insects. Most species are polyphagous parasitoids of lepidopteran and dipteran leafminers. Despite their potential economic importance, information on intraspecific phenotypic variability is insufficient. Pnigalio soemius (Walker) was reared at five different temperatures (10, 15, 20, 25, 30 degrees C) on mature larvae of one of its natural hosts, Cosmopterix pulchrimella Chambers (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae), to investigate the influence of temperature on size, colour and other morphological traits, and to measure the range of variation of several characters. Thermal developmental reaction norms, which represent the effect of temperature during growth and development on the value of some adult traits, were produced. The results confirmed the influence of temperature on numerous characters and that these characters had a larger range of variation than realized previously in the construction of taxonomic keys to species. In particular, the number and position of the costulae on the propodeum and colour of the gaster were affected by rearing temperature.
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- U Bernardo
- CNR Istituto pe la Protezione delle Piante, Sezione di Portici, Portici, Italy.
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Seligmann H, Krishnan NM. Mitochondrial replication origin stability and propensity of adjacent tRNA genes to form putative replication origins increase developmental stability in Lizards. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION 2006; 306:433-49. [PMID: 16463378 DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Secondary structure stability of mitochondrial origins of light-strand replication (OL) presumably reduces delayed formation of light-strand initiating replication forks on the heavy strand. Delayed replication initiation prolongs single strandedness of the heavy strand. More mutations accumulate during the prolonged time spent single stranded. Presumably, delayed replication initiation and excess mutations affect mitochondrial biochemical processes and ultimately morphological outcomes of development at the whole-organism level. This predicts that developmental stability increases with OL secondary structure stability and with formation of OL-like structures by the five tRNA genes flanking recognized OLs. Stable OLs and high percentages of OL-resembling secondary structures of adjacent tRNA genes (predicted by Mfold) correlate positively with developmental stability in three lizard families (Anguidae, Amphisbaenidae, and Polychrotidae). Accounting for effects of the regular OL, Sfold-predicted OL-like propensity of the entire tRNA gene cluster (not of individual genes) correlates with increased developmental stability in Anguidae, also across the entire free-energy range of Boltzmann's distribution of secondary structures. In the fossorial Amphisbaenidae, the OL-like structure-forming propensity of tRNA genes correlates positively with developmental stability for the distribution's sub-optimally stable regions, and negatively for its optimally stable regions, suggesting the thermoregulated functioning of OL vs. flanking tRNA genes as replication origins. Results for polychrotid tRNA genes are intermediate. Anguid tRNA genes possibly function in addition to the regular OL. Mitochondrial tRNA genes may thus frequently acquire and lose the alternative OL function, without sequence (gene) duplication and loss of their primary function.
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- Hervé Seligmann
- Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91404, Israel.
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