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FIG. 9 in Revision of the Drosophila bromeliae Species Group (Diptera: Drosophilidae): Central American, Caribbean, and Andean Species

FIG. 9. Male genitalia of Drosophila bromeliae, continued.

opencc-by-4.0May 2016View details →

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Assessing potential hybridization between a hypothetical gene drive-modified Drosophila suzukii and non-target Drosophila species

Genetically engineered gene drives (geGD) are potentially powerful tools for suppressing or even eradicating populations of pest insects. Before living geGD insects can be released into the environment, they must pass an environmental risk assessment (ERA) to ensure that their release will not harm valued and protected entities of the environment. A key research question concerns the likelihood that non-target species will acquire the functional GD elements; such acquisition could lead to the loss of those species and to a disruption of the ecosystem services they provide. The main route for gene flow is through hybridization between the GD insect strain and closely related species that co-occur in the area of release. Using the invasive spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii, as a case study, we demonstrate how a combination of interspecific hybridization experiments, behavioral observations, and molecular genetic analyses can be used to assess the potential for hybridization.

opencc-zeroDec 2022View details →

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Data for: Mobilomes of four flower-breeding Drosophila species

Understanding the mechanisms that shape the architecture, diversity and adaptations of genomes and their ecological and genetic interfaces is of utmost importance to understand biological evolution. Transposable elements (TEs) play an important role in genome evolution, due to their ability to transpose within and between genomes, providing sites of non-allelic recombination. Here we investigate patterns and processes of TE driven genome evolution associated with niche diversification. Specifically, we compared TE content, TE landscapes, and frequency of horizontal transposon transfers (HTTs) across genomes of five flower-breeding Drosophila (FBD) with different levels of specialization on flowers. Further, we investigated whether niche breadth, and ecological and geographical overlaps are associated with potential for HTT rates. Mobilome landscapes recovered for all species presented a bell-shaped curve, revealing an equilibrium between transposition and excision over evolutionary history. This pattern agrees with results previously recovered for other Drosophilidae species of the same subgenera studied here, suggesting that lineage-specific factors shape the mobilome of this lineage. Nevertheless, the abundance and richness of TE superfamilies was associated with niche breadth. Furthermore, the two more widespread species, the specialist D. incompta and the generalist D. lutzii, presented the highest frequency of HTT events. Our analyses also revealed that HTT opportunities are positively influenced by abiotic niche overlap but are not associated with phylogenetic relationships, niche breadth and biotic niche overlap. This suggests the existence of intermediate vectors promoting HTTs between species presenting non-overlapping biotic niches.

opencc-zeroApr 2023View details →

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High promiscuity among females of the invasive pest species Drosophila suzukii

Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura, 1931), the spotted-wing drosophila, is a highly invasive fruit fly that spread from Southern Asia across most regions of Asia, and in the last fifteen years has invaded Europe and the Americas. It is an economically important pest of small fruits such as berries and stone fruits. Drosophila suzukii speciated by adapting to cooler, mountainous and forest environments. In temperate regions, it evolved seasonal polyphenism traits which enhanced its survival during stressful winter population bottlenecks. Consequently, in these temperate regions, the populations undergo seasonal reproductive dynamics. Despite its economic importance, no data are available on the behavioural reproductive strategies of this fly. The presence of polyandry, for example, has not been determined despite the important role it might play in the reproductive dynamics of the populations. We explored the presence of polyandry in an established population in Trentino, a region in North Italy. In this area, D. suzukii overcomes the winter bottleneck and undergoes a seasonal reproductive fluctuation. We observed a high remating frequency in females during the late spring demographic explosion that led to the abundant summer population. The presence of a high degree of polyandry and shared paternity associated with the post-winter population increase raises the question of the possible evolutionary adaptive role of this reproductive behaviour in D. suzukii.

opencc-zeroSep 2023View details →

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