Genomic changes in the biological control agent Cryptolaemus montrouzieri associated with introduction.

abstract：:Many populations are doomed to extinction, but little is known about how evolution contributes to their longevity. We address this by modeling an asexual population consisting of genotypes whose abundances change independently according to a system of continuous branching diffusions. Each genotype is characterized by ...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Gomulkiewicz R,Krone SM,Remien CH

更新日期：2017-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrently invading pests provide unique challenges for pest management, but also present opportunities to utilize genomics to understand invasion dynamics and inform regulatory management through pathway analysis. In the southern United States, the Mexican fruit fly Anastrepha ludens is such a pest, and its incursio...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Dupuis JR,Ruiz-Arce R,Barr NB,Thomas DB,Geib SM

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Temperature effects on the fatty acid (FA) profiles of phytoplankton, major primary producers in the ocean, have been widely studied due to their importance as industrial feedstocks and to their indispensable role as global producers of long-chain, polyunsaturated FA (PUFA), including omega-3 (ω3) FA required by organ...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： O'Donnell DR,Du ZY,Litchman E

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:While nonanadromous males (stream-resident and/or mature male parr) contribute to reproduction in anadromous salmonids, little is known about their impacts on key population genetic parameters. Here, we evaluated the contribution of Atlantic salmon mature male parr to the effective number of breeders (Nb) using both d...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Perrier C,Normandeau É,Dionne M,Richard A,Bernatchez L

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standing genetic variation may allow for rapid evolutionary response to the geologically unprecedented changes in global conditions. However, there is little known about the consequences of such rapid evolutionary change. Here, we measure genetic responses to experimental low and high pCO 2 levels in purple sea urchin...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Lloyd MM,Makukhov AD,Pespeni MH

更新日期：2016-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogens are ubiquitous in insect populations and yet few studies examine their dynamics and impacts on host populations. We discuss four lepidopteran systems and explore their contributions to disease ecology and evolution. More specifically, we elucidate the role of pathogens in insect population dynamics. For thre...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Myers JH,Cory JS

更新日期：2015-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in research on gene drives have produced genetic constructs that could theoretically spread a desired gene (payload) into all populations of a species, with a single release in one place. This attribute has advantages, but also comes with risks and ethical concerns. There has been a call for research o...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Dhole S,Vella MR,Lloyd AL,Gould F

更新日期：2018-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The sterile insect technique (SIT) as an eco-friendly and reliable strategy has been used to control populations of insect pests of agricultural, veterinary and human health importance. Successful applications of SIT rely on the high-level ecological fitness of sterile males. A suitable and stable gut microbiome can c...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Cai Z,Yao Z,Li Y,Xi Z,Bourtzis K,Zhao Z,Bai S,Zhang H

更新日期：2018-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic chimerism is rarely considered in the analysis of population genetics data, because assumed to be an exceptionally rare, mostly benign, developmental accident. An unappreciated source of chimerism is transmissible cancer, when malignant cells have become independent parasites and can infect other individuals. ...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Riquet F,Simon A,Bierne N

更新日期：2016-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural enemies may go through genetic bottlenecks during the process of biological control introductions. Such bottlenecks are expected to be particularly detrimental in parasitoid Hymenoptera that exhibit complementary sex determination (CSD). CSD is associated with a severe form of inbreeding depression because hom...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Boer JG,Kuijper B,Heimpel GE,Beukeboom LW

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolutionary perspective of cancer (which origins and dynamics result from evolutionary processes) has gained significant international recognition over the past decade and generated a wave of enthusiasm among researchers. In this context, several authors proposed that insights into evolutionary and adaptation dyn...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Arnal A,Ujvari B,Crespi B,Gatenby RA,Tissot T,Vittecoq M,Ewald PW,Casali A,Ducasse H,Jacqueline C,Missé D,Renaud F,Roche B,Thomas F

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the evolutionary consequences of anthropogenic change is an emerging topic in evolutionary biology. While highly sensitive species may go extinct in response to anthropogenic habitat alteration, those with broader environmental tolerances may persist and adapt to the changes. Here, we use morphological d...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Marnocha E,Pollinger J,Smith TB

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of Asian ancestry in the genome of Danish Duroc pigs was investigated using whole-genome sequencing data from European wild boars, Danish Duroc, Chinese Meishan and Bamaxiang pigs. Asian haplotypes deriving from Meishan and Bamaxiang occur widely across the genome. Signatures of selection on Asian hap...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Chen M,Su G,Fu J,Wang A,Liu JF,Lund MS,Guldbrandtsen B

更新日期：2018-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Correlated genetic responses have been hypothesized as important components of fishery-induced evolution, although predictive data from wild populations have been difficult to obtain. Here, we demonstrate substantial genetic correlations between a trait often subjected to fishery selection (adult body length) and trai...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Johnson DW,Christie MR,Moye J,Hixon MA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we compare the evolutionary routes by which bacteria and insects have evolved enzymatic processes for the degradation of four classes of synthetic chemical insecticide. For insects, the selective advantage of such degradative activities is survival on exposure to the insecticide, whereas for the bacteria the adv...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Russell RJ,Scott C,Jackson CJ,Pandey R,Pandey G,Taylor MC,Coppin CW,Liu JW,Oakeshott JG

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, the effects of chronic, continuous low dose environmental irradiation on the mitochondrial genome of resident small mammals are unknown. Using the bank vole (Myodes glareolus) as a model system, we tested the hypothesis that approximately 50 generations of exposure to the Chernobyl environment has significa...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Baker RJ,Dickins B,Wickliffe JK,Khan FAA,Gaschak S,Makova KD,Phillips CD

更新日期：2017-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolutionary theory predicts that once an individual reaches an age of sufficiently low Darwinian fitness, (s)he will have reduced chances of keeping cancerous lesions in check. While we clearly need to better understand the emergence of precursor states and early malignancies as well as their mitigation by the microe...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Hochberg ME,Thomas F,Assenat E,Hibner U

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybridization may be an important process interjecting variation into insect populations enabling host plant shifts and the origin of new economic pests. Here, we examine whether hybridization between the native snowberry-infesting fruit fly Rhagoletis zephyria (Snow) and the introduced quarantine pest R. pomonella (W...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Arcella T,Hood GR,Powell TH,Sim SB,Yee WL,Schwarz D,Egan SP,Goughnour RB,Smith JJ,Feder JL

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pesticides commonly occur in aquatic systems and pose a substantial challenge to the conservation of many taxa. Ecotoxicology has traditionally met this challenge by focusing on short-term, single-species tests and conducting risk assessments based on the most sensitive species tested. Rarely have ecotoxicology data b...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Hammond JI,Jones DK,Stephens PR,Relyea RA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A species of Galápagos tortoise endemic to Española Island was reduced to just 12 females and three males that have been bred in captivity since 1971 and have produced over 1700 offspring now repatriated to the island. Our molecular genetic analyses of juveniles repatriated to and surviving on the island indicate that...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Milinkovitch MC,Kanitz R,Tiedemann R,Tapia W,Llerena F,Caccone A,Gibbs JP,Powell JR

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With global climate change, rainfall is becoming more variable. Predicting the responses of species to changing rainfall levels is difficult because, for example in herbivorous species, these effects may be mediated indirectly through changes in host plant quality. Furthermore, species responses may result from a simu...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Gibbs M,Van Dyck H,Breuker CJ

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Predictions about the consequences of a small population size on genetic and deleterious variation are fundamental to population genetics. As small populations are more affected by genetic drift, purifying selection acting against deleterious alleles is predicted to be less efficient, therefore increasing the risk of ...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Bortoluzzi C,Bosse M,Derks MFL,Crooijmans RPMA,Groenen MAM,Megens HJ

更新日期：2019-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenotypic plasticity and genetic adaptation are predicted to mitigate some of the negative biotic consequences of climate change. Here, we evaluate evidence for plastic and evolutionary responses to climate variation in amphibians and reptiles via a literature review and meta-analysis. We included studies that either...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Urban MC,Richardson JL,Freidenfelds NA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preservation of adaptive variation is a top priority of many species restoration programs, but most restoration activities are conducted without direct knowledge of selection that might foster or impair adaptation and restoration goals. In this study, we quantified geographic variation in selection on fry size of enda...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Bailey MM,Kinnison MT

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mounting evidence of climatic effects on riverine environments and adaptive responses of fishes have elicited growing conservation concerns. Measures to rectify population declines include assessment of local extinction risk, population ecology, viability, and genetic differentiation. While conservation planning has b...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Matala AP,Ackerman MW,Campbell MR,Narum SR

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolution has contributed to the successful invasion of exotic plant species in their introduced ranges, but how evolution affects particular control strategies is still under evaluation. For instance, classical biological control, a common strategy involving the utilization of highly specific natural enemies to contr...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Williams WI,Friedman JM,Gaskin JF,Norton AP

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance in bacterial pathogens are a global crisis. Because many bacterial infections are caused by pathogens that reside in biofilms, we sought to investigate how biofilms influence the evolution of antibiotic resistance. We hypothesize that the inherent spatial structure of ...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： France MT,Cornea A,Kehlet-Delgado H,Forney LJ

更新日期：2018-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The aetiological agent of Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, is a key human pathogen afflicting most populations of Latin America. This vectorborne parasite is transmitted by haematophageous triatomines, whose control by large-scale insecticide spraying has been the main strategy to limit the impact of the disease for...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Flores-Ferrer A,Marcou O,Waleckx E,Dumonteil E,Gourbière S

更新日期：2017-12-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Species distributions are rapidly changing as human globalization increasingly moves organisms to novel environments. In marine systems, species introductions are the result of a number of anthropogenic mechanisms, notably shipping, aquaculture/mariculture, the pet and bait trades, and the creation of canals. Marine i...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Blakeslee AMH,Manousaki T,Vasileiadou K,Tepolt CK

更新日期：2020-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the mechanisms involved in pathogen adaptation to quantitative resistance in plants has a key role to play in establishing durable strategies for resistance deployment, especially in perennial crops. The erosion of quantitative resistance has been recently suspected in Cuba and the Dominican Republic for...

journal_title：Evolutionary applications

authors： Dumartinet T,Abadie C,Bonnot F,Carreel F,Roussel V,Habas R,Martinez RT,Perez-Vicente L,Carlier J

更新日期：2019-12-31 00:00:00