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Data from: Multiple introductions, polyploidy and mixed reproductive strategies are linked to genetic diversity and structure in the most widespread invasive plant across Southern Ocean archipelagos
<p><span>Biological invasions in remote</span> <span>areas that experience low human activity provide unique opportunities to elucidate processes responsible for invasion success. Here we study the most widespread invasive plant species across the isolated islands of the Southern Ocean, the annual bluegrass, Poa annua. To </span><span>analyze</span><span> geographic variation in genome size, genetic diversity, and reproductive strategies, we sampled all major sub-Antarctic archipelagos in this region and generated microsatellite data for 470 individual plants representing 31 populations. We also estimated genome sizes for a subset of individuals using flow cytometry. Occasional events of island colonization are expected to result in high genetic structure among islands, overall low genetic diversity, and increased self-fertilization, but we show that this is not the case for Poa annua. Microsatellite data indicated low population genetic structure and lack of isolation-by-distance</span> <span>among the sub-Antarctic archipelagos we sampled, but high population structure within each archipelago. We identified high levels of genetic diversity, low clonality, and low selfing rates in sub-Antarctic P. annua populations (contrary to rates typical of continental populations). In turn, estimates of autogamy declined in populations as genetic diversity increased. Additionally, we found that most P. annua individuals are likely tetraploid and that only slight variation exists in genome size across the Southern Ocean. Our findings suggest multiple independent introductions of P. annua into the sub-Antarctic, which</span> <span>promoted the establishment of genetically diverse populations. Despite multiple introductions, the adoption of convergent reproductive strategies (outcrossing) happened independently in each major archipelago. The combination of polyploidy and a mixed reproductive strategy likely benefited P. annua in the Southern Ocean by increasing genetic diversity and its ability to cope with the novel environmental conditions.</span></p>
Climatic forcing and individual heterogeneity in a resident mountain bird: legacy data reveal effects on reproductive strategies
<p><span>Optimization of clutch size and timing of reproduction </span><span>have substantial effects on lifetime reproductive success in vertebrates, and b</span><span>oth </span><span>individual quality and </span><span>environmental variation may impact </span><span>life history strategies</span><span>. </span><span>We tested hypotheses related to maternal investment and timing of reproduction</span><span>, using 17 years (1978-1994) of individual-based life history data on willow ptarmigan (<em>Lagopus l. lagopus</em>, </span><span>n=290 breeding females with n=319 breeding attempts</span><span>) in central Norway. We analysed whether climatic variation and individual state variables (age and body mass) affected number of offspring and timing of reproduction, and individual repeatability in strategies</span><span>. The results suggest that willow ptarmigan share a common optimal clutch size that is largely independent of measured individual states. While we found no clear direct weather effects on clutch size, higher spring temperatures advanced onset of breeding, and early breeding was followed by an increased number of offspring. Warmer springs were positively related to maternal mass, and mass interacted with clutch size in production of hatchlings. Finally, clutch size and timing of reproduction were highly repeatable within individuals, indicating that individual quality guided trade-offs in reproductive effort. Our results demonstrate how climatic forcing and individual heterogeneity in combination influenced life history traits in a resident montane keystone species.</span></p>
Data and Code for: Reproductive strategies and their consequences for divergence, gene flow, and genetic diversity in three taxa of Clarkia
<p><span>Differences in reproductive strategies can have important implications for macro- and micro-evolutionary processes. We used a comparative approach through a population genetics lens to evaluate how three distinct reproductive strategies shape patterns of divergence among as well as gene flow and genetic diversity within three closely related taxa in the genus <em>Clarkia</em>. One taxon is a predominantly autonomous self-fertilizer and the other two taxa are predominantly outcrossing but vary in the primary pollinator they attract. In genotyping populations using genotyping-by-sequencing and comparing loci shared across taxa, our results suggest that differences in reproductive strategies in part promote evolutionary divergence among these closely related taxa. Contrary to expectations, we found that the selfing taxon had the highest levels of heterozygosity but a low rate of polymorphism. The high levels of fixed heterozygosity for a subset of loci suggests this pattern is driven by the presence of structural rearrangements in chromosomes common in other <em>Clarkia </em>taxa. In evaluating patterns within taxa, we found a complex interplay between reproductive strategy and geographic distribution. Differences in the mobility of primary pollinators did not translate to a difference in rates of genetic diversity and gene flow within taxa – a pattern likely due to one taxon having a patchier distribution and a less temporally and spatially reliable pollinator. Taken together, this work advances our understanding of the factors that shape gene flow and the distribution of genetic diversity within and among closely related taxa.</span></p>
Multiple evolutionary transitions of reproductive strategies in a phylum of aquatic colonial invertebrates
<p><strong>PHYLOGENIES</strong></p> <p><strong>All_genes_alignment.nex</strong></p> <p>The concatenated mixed alignment consisting of, 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes as amino acids, mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes 12S+16S, and nuclear 18S+28S rRNA genes. Gene boundaries and excludes sites are indicated.</p> <p><strong>Fig_2.nex</strong></p> <p>Topology of the Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of the mixed concatenated alignment consisting of three partitions: (i) 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes as amino acids, (ii) mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes 12S+16S, (iii) nuclear 18S+28S rRNA genes. The analysis was performed in MrBayes5D v. 3.2.6 under the GTR+G model of nucleotide evolution (nucleotides) and the MTZOA+G model (amino acids). The analysis was run for 2.4 million generations; 1.5 million generations were discarded as burn-in.</p> <p><strong>Fig_S3</strong></p> <p>Topology of the Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of the mixed concatenated alignment consisting of three partitions: (i) 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes (PCGs) as amino acids, (ii) mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes 12S+16S, (iii) nuclear 18S+28S rRNA genes. The analysis was performed in p4 under the GTR+G model of nucleotide evolution (nucleotides) and the MTZOA+G+F model (amino acids). The +F model component accommodates empirical composition in the amino acid model. The analysis used three separate runs for 300,000 generations; 200,000 generations were discarded as burn-in.</p> <p><strong>Fig_S4</strong></p> <p>Topology of the maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysis of the mixed concatenated alignment consisting of three partitions: (i) 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes as amino acids, (ii) mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes 12S+16S, (iii) nuclear 18S+28S rRNA genes. The analysis was performed in RAxML HPC-PTHREADS-SSE3 v. 8.2.12 under the GTR+G (nucleotides) and the MTZOA+G+F models (amino acids).</p> <p><strong>Fig_S5</strong></p> <p>Topology of the Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of the 12S+16S rRNA gene partition constructed using MrBayes v. 3.2.6 under the GTR + G model. The analysis was run for 20 million generations; 10 million generations were discarded as burn-in.</p> <p><strong>Fig_S6</strong></p> <p>Topology of the maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysis of the 12S+16S rRNA gene partition constructed using RAxML HPC-PTHREADS-SSE3 v. 8.2.12 under the GTRCAT model.</p> <p><strong>Fig_S7</strong></p> <p>Topology of the Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of the 18S+28S rRNA gene partition constructed using MrBayes v. 3.2.6 under the GTR + G model. The analysis was run for 20 million generations; 10 million generations were discarded as burn-in.</p> <p><strong>Fig_S8</strong></p> <p>Topology of the maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysis of the 18S+28S rRNA gene partition constructed using RAxML HPC-PTHREADS-SSE3 v. 8.2.12 under the GTRCAT model.</p> <p><strong>Fig_S9</strong></p> <p>Topology of the Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes as amino acids constructed using MrBayes5D v. 3.2.6 under the MTZOA+G model. The analysis was run for 3.7 million generations; 2.5 million generations were discarded as burn-in.</p> <p><strong>Fig_S10</strong></p> <p>Topology of the maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysis of 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes as amino acids constructed using RAxML HPC-PTHREADS-SSE3 v. 8.2.12 under the PROTGAMMAMTZOA model.</p> <p><strong>Fig_S11</strong></p> <p>Topology of the Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of the mixed concatenated alignment consisting of three partitions: (i) 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes (PCGs) as amino acids, (ii) mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes 12S+16S, (iii) nuclear 18S+28S rRNA genes. The analysis was performed in p4 under the NDCH-C2 model. The analysis used four separate runs for 300,000 generations; 200,000 generations were discarded as burn-in. The NDCH model accommodates compositional tree-heterogeneity and was used because there was a large amount of compositional heterogeneity over the sequences, especially in the PCGs and 12S+16S rRNA data partitions. This is an NDCH model with two composition vectors on each of the three data partitions.</p> <p><strong>Fig_S12</strong></p> <p>Topology of the Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of the mixed concatenated alignment consisting of three partitions: (i) 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes as amino acids, (ii) mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes 12S+16S, (iii) nuclear 18S+28S rRNA genes. This analysis excluded all terminals for which less than half of mitogenome genes were available, or which only had one of the two nuclear rRNA genes. The analysis was performed in MrBayes5D v. 3.2.6 under the GTR+G model of nucleotide evolution (nucleotides) and the MTZOA+G model (amino acids). The analysis was run for 350,000 generations; 125,000 generations were discarded as burn-in.</p> <p><strong>Fig_S13</strong></p> <p>Topology of the maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysis of the mixed concatenated alignment consisting of three partitions: (i) 13 mitochondrial protein-coding genes as amino acids, (ii) mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes 12S+16S, (iii) nuclear 18S+28S rRNA genes. This analysis excluded all terminals for which less than half of mitogenome genes were available, or which only had one of the two nuclear rRNA genes. The analysis was performed in RAxML HPC-PTHREADS-SSE3 v. 8.2.12 under the GTR+G (nucleotides) and the MTZOA+G+F models (amino acids).</p> <p><strong>ANCESTRAL CHARACTER ESTIMATION:</strong></p> <p><strong>ACE.R</strong></p> <p>R script of the ancestral character estimation carried out in phytools.</p> <p><strong>Reproductive_strategy_numbers.csv</strong></p> <p>Data input file for ACE analysis (reproductive strategies coded as numbers)</p> <p><strong>Reproductive_strategies.xlsx</strong></p> <p>List of reproductive strategies per taxon with the corresponding numerical codes used in the file 'Reproductive_stategies_numbers.csv'.</p> <p><strong>Tree.tre</strong></p> <p>Input tree for ACE analysis.</p>
Characterization of the reproductive strategy of invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) in the Upper Danube River
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Data from: Geographic patterns in colonial reproductive strategy in Myrmecina nipponica: links between biogeography and a key polymorphism in ants
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Data from: Juvenile social dynamics reflect adult reproductive strategies in bottlenose dolphins
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Data from: Longevity, body dimension and reproductive mode drive differences in aquatic versus terrestrial life history strategies
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Data from: Deer indirectly alter the reproductive strategy and operational sex ratio of an unpalatable forest perennial
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Reproductive strategies affect telomere dynamics across the life course
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Discrete genetic modules underlie divergent reproductive strategies in three-spined stickleback
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Data and Code for: Reproductive strategies and their consequences for divergence, gene flow, and genetic diversity in three taxa of Clarkia
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Climatic forcing and individual heterogeneity in a resident mountain bird: legacy data reveal effects on reproductive strategies
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Data from: Morph-specific patterns of reproductive senescence: connections to discrete reproductive strategies
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Evolution of a novel female reproductive strategy in Drosophila melanogaster populations subjected to long term protein restriction
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Data from: Multiple introductions, polyploidy and mixed reproductive strategies are linked to genetic diversity and structure in the most widespread invasive plant across Southern Ocean archipelagos
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Plant volatiles induced by herbivore eggs prime defenses and mediate shifts in the reproductive strategy of receiving plants
<p>Plants can detect cues associated with the risk of future herbivory and modify defense phenotypes accordingly; however, our current understanding is limited both with respect to the range of early warning cues to which plants respond and the nature of the responses. Here we report that exposure to volatile emissions from plant tissues infested with herbivore eggs promotes stronger defense responses to subsequent herbivory in two Brassica species. Furthermore, exposure to these volatile cues elicited an apparent shift from growth to reproduction in Brassica nigra, with exposed plants exhibiting increased flower and seed production, but reduced leaf production, relative to unexposed controls. Our results thus document plant defense priming in response to a novel environmental cue, oviposition-induced plant volatiles, while also showing that plant responses to early warning cues can include changes in both defense and life-history traits.</p>
Age-related reproductive performance of the Adélie Penguin, a long-lived seabird exhibiting similar outcomes regardless of individual life-history strategy
<p>1. Age-related variation in reproductive performance in long-lived iteroparous vertebrate species is common, with performance being influenced by within-individual processes, such as improvement and senescence, in combination with among-individual processes, such as selective appearance and disappearance. Few studies of age-related reproductive performance have compared the role of these drivers within a metapopulation, subject to varying degrees of resource competition.</p> <p>2. We accounted for within- and among-individuals changes among known-aged Adélie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) during 17 years (1997 to 2013), at three clustered colonies of disparate size, to understand patterns in age-related reproductive success during early and late adulthood.</p> <p>3. Age at first reproduction (AFR) was lowest, and number of breeding attempts highest, at the largest colony. Regardless of AFR, success improved with early post-recruitment experience. For both oldest and youngest recruitment groups, peak performance occurred at the end of their reproductive lifespan indicating a possible cost of reproduction. Intermediate recruitment groups reached peak performance in their mid-reproductive lifespan and with intermediate breeding experience, before decreasing. Breeding success was lowest for the initial breeding attempt regardless of AFR, but we observed subsequent variation relative to recruitment age. Gaining experience by delaying recruitment positively influenced reproductive performance early in the reproductive lifespan, and was most evident for the youngest breeders. Oldest recruits had the highest initial and peak breeding success. Differences in AFR resulted in tradeoffs in reproductive lifespan or timing of senescence but not in the overall number of breeding attempts.</p> <p>4. Patterns differed as a function of colony size, and thus competition for resources. Early life improvement in performance at the larger colonies was primarily due to within-individual factors and at the largest colony, AFR. Regardless of colony size late-life performance was positively related to the age at last reproduction, indicating selective disappearance of lower performing individuals.</p> <p>5. These results highlight that different life-history strategies were equally successful, indicating that individuals can overcome potential tradeoffs associated with early- and late-life performance. These results have important implications for understanding the evolution of life-history strategies responsible for driving population change.</p>
Data from: Strategies for a successful plant invasion: the reproduction of Phragmites australis in northeastern North America
1. Knowing the relative contribution of vegetative propagation and sexual reproduction to the dispersal and establishment of exotic plants is crucial for devising efficient control strategies. This is particularly true for the common reed (Phragmites australis), one of the most invasive species in North America. 2. For the first time we combined in situ field observations and genetic evidence, based on two genotyping techniques, i.e., microsatellite markers (SSR) and genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS), to determine the propagation strategies of this invader at its northern distribution limit in North America, and especially in roadside ditches. 3. Field observations revealed that, in a region where the common reed is already abundant, both seeds and plant fragments contributed to the establishment of new populations. Newly established individuals originated mostly (84%) from seeds rather than fragments, but a larger proportion of individuals originating from fragments survived the second year compared to seedlings. 4. High genetic diversity among marsh and roadside common reed stands indicated the prime role of sexual reproduction for dispersal. The vast majority of genotypes were found in only one stand; such high genetic variability can only be explained by sexual reproduction. Half the surveyed stands comprised a single clone, suggesting that local expansion mainly occurred vegetatively. As the small proportion of SSR genotypes initially thought to be common between distant stands proved to be distinct (as revealed by GBS data), it is likely that all the stands examined were initially founded by genetically distinct individuals. 5. Synthesis. Our study suggests that long-distance dispersal by seeds is important for the common reed, in marshes and roadsides, while both seeds and plant fragments contribute to short-distance dispersal along roads, at least in regions where the species is already abundant. The success of this invader in North America seems to be attributable to a reproduction strategy combining the advantages of sexuality with those of vegetative propagation. Moreover, this study shows that the GBS approach strongly reduces uncertainties associated with the use of a limited number of markers. This approach is especially valuable for ecologists dealing with an ever increasing number of invaders, of which few have identified microsatellite markers.
Data from: Actuarial senescence in a dimorphic bird: different rates of aging in morphs with discrete reproductive strategies
It is often hypothesized that intra-sexual competition accelerates actuarial senescence, or the increase in mortality rates with age. However, an alternative hypothesis is that parental investment is more important to determining senescence rates. We used a unique model system, the white-throated sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), to study variation in actuarial senescence. In this species, genetically-determined morphs display discrete mating strategies and disassortative pairing, providing an excellent opportunity to test the predictions of the above hypotheses. Compared to tan-striped males, white-striped males are more polygynous and aggressive, and less parental. Tan-striped females receive less parental support, and invest more into parental care than white-striped females, which are also more aggressive. Thus, higher senescence rates in males and white-striped birds would support the intra-sexual competition hypothesis, whereas higher senescence rates in females and tan-striped birds would support the parental investment hypothesis. White-striped males showed the lowest rate of actuarial senescence. Tan-striped females had the highest senescence rate, and tan-striped males and white-striped females showed intermediate, relatively equal rates. Thus, results were inconsistent with sexual selection and competitive strategies increasing senescence rates. Rather, results suggest that senescence may be accelerated by female-biased parental care, and lessened by sharing of parental duties.
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