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ost specialization, genetic variability, and differentiation in three species of Tomoplagia from Brazilian rupestrian grassland

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Autor(es):
Oliveira Leal, Camila Rabelo [1] ; de Souza, Anete Pereira [2] ; Silva-Brandao, Karina Lucas [3, 2] ; Lewinsohn, Thomas Michael [1]
Número total de Autores: 4
Afiliação do(s) autor(es):
[1] Univ Estadual Campinas, Dept Biol Anim, Inst Biol, Rua Monteiro Lobato 255, BR-13083862 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Campinas, Ctr Biol Mol & Engn Genit, Av Candido Rondom 400, BR-13033875 Campinas, SP - Brazil
[3] Univ Fed ABC, Ctr Ciencias Nat & Humanas, Av Estados 5001, BR-09210580 Santo Andre, SP - Brazil
Número total de Afiliações: 3
Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
Fonte: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata; v. 170, n. 1, SI NOV 2021.
Citações Web of Science: 1
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In this study, the geographic and host plant-associated genetic structure of Tomoplagia spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae) was investigated. The study was developed in the rupestrian montane grasslands of the Espinhaco Mountain Range, Brazil, where these flies' larvae develop within flower heads of Asteraceae. The three species of Tomoplagia investigated have different host spans within the subtribe Vernoniinae: one is strictly monophagous (Tomoplagia grandis Prado, Norrbom \& Lewinsohn) and two are oligophagous {[}Tomoplagia incompleta (Williston) and Tomoplagia bicolor Prado, Norrbom \& Lewinsohn]. The genetic variability and differentiation throughout their geographic distribution were investigated at the local scale (sympatric, between different host species in the same locality) and the regional scale (allopatric, on the same or different host species in different localities). Allele richness was greater for populations of the two oligophagous species. Moreover, population genetic structure was low in all species both on the local and regional scales, and the attribution of individuals of the three species to different genetic groups was not strongly associated with either locality or host plant. These results indicate the absence of simple geographic and host-associated genetic structure in these specialized herbivores, suggesting that females of T. bicolor and T. incompleta have low host philopatry, using various host species indiscriminately within their distribution range. Therefore, the use of host plants by fruit flies of the genus Tomoplagia is a plastic character that can shift temporally and spatially among phylogenetically related and chemically similar plants. Contrary to expectations, given the specialized and intimate nature of their host association, the studied Tomoplagia species showed no clear host-associated genetic differentiation; instead, genetic variation presents a mosaic pattern across hosts and localities. (AU)

Processo FAPESP: 16/24821-1 - Diversidade genética e estruturação de interações insetos-plantas
Beneficiário:Thomas Michael Lewinsohn
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular
Processo FAPESP: 12/16266-7 - Genômica populacional: uma nova abordagem para estudos de especiação em insetos devido ao uso de hospedeiros aplicada ao desenvolvimento de estratégias sustentáveis de MIP
Beneficiário:Karina Lucas da Silva-Brandão
Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores
Processo FAPESP: 15/10236-7 - Especialização trófica e estrutura genética em insetos fitófagos
Beneficiário:Camila Rabelo Oliveira Leal
Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado