1. Signatures of genetic bottleneck and differentiation after the introduction of an exotic parasitoid for classical biological control
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Francisca Zepeda-Paulo, Jean-Christophe Simon, Frédérique Mahéo, Yannick Outreman, Blas Lavandero, Emilie Dion, Christian C. Figueroa, Universidad de Talca, Institut de Génétique, Environnement et Protection des Plantes (IGEPP), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Rennes (UR)-AGROCAMPUS OUEST, 1110341, FONDECYT, PhD fellowship, CONICYT, AUS 0703, MECESUP, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-AGROCAMPUS OUEST, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), AGROCAMPUS OUEST-Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), and Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)
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aphidius ervi ,0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Conservation genetics ,Biology ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Aphid parasitoids ,03 medical and health sciences ,Genetic drift ,Effective population size ,Genetic variation ,Genetic bottleneck ,Biological invasions ,introduction d'auxiliaire ,Classic biological control ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Genetic diversity ,Ecology ,insecte parasitoide ,chili ,genêtic variation ,030104 developmental biology ,Population bottleneck ,Genetic marker ,diversité génétique ,[SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology ,Inbreeding ,contrôle biologique - Abstract
International audience; As biological invasions, intentional introductions often result in a loss of genetic diversity in the new founder populations. In classical biological control programs, natural enemies introduced into novel environments are likely to suffer from population bottlenecks. Unlike invasive populations, individuals for biological control are typically kept in quarantine during several generations before being released in the field. This procedure reduces further the effective population size of the introduced populations, which thus increases the effects of inbreeding and genetic drift, resulting in a greater loss of genetic diversity. This study addresses the genetic consequences of the introduction of the parasitoid wasp Aphidius ervi, a successful biocontrol agent of important aphid target-pests in Chile. This was assessed by examining the genetic diversity and differentiation at nuclear and mitochondrial genetic markers in terms of (1) the magnitude of the genetic diversity loss after 38 years of the introduction of A. ervi, (2) the current level of genetic differentiation between Chilean introduced populations and putative native populations from France, and (3) the genetic relationships and magnitude of the genetic diversity loss between introduced populations of A. ervi in Chile compared to those introduced in North America. The results provide evidence that parasitoid populations suffered the effects of a moderate genetic bottleneck during the introduction, showing further a strong geographical genetic differentiation between populations in the natal and novel environments. In addition mtDNA sequences analysis showed evidence of a single main event of introduction in Chile, unlike the North American situation, where there is evidence for multiple introductions. The significance of the loss of genetic diversity during introductions related to the success of parasitoids as biocontrol agents in classical biological control programs is discussed.
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- 2015
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