Patterns of variation in wing morphology in the cactophilic Drosophila buzzatii and its sibling D. koepferae

Drosophila buzzatii and D. koepferae are two sibling species that breed on the necrotic tissues of several cactus species and show a certain degree of niche overlap. Also, they show differences in several life history traits, such as body size and developmental time, which probably evolved as a cons...

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Autores principales: Carreira, Valeria Paula, Soto, Ignacio M., Hasson, Esteban Ruben, Fanara, Juan Jose
Publicado: 2006
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spelling paper:paper_1010061X_v19_n4_p1275_Carreira2023-06-08T15:59:27Z Patterns of variation in wing morphology in the cactophilic Drosophila buzzatii and its sibling D. koepferae Carreira, Valeria Paula Soto, Ignacio M. Hasson, Esteban Ruben Fanara, Juan Jose Body size Cactophilic Drosophila Environmental heterogeneity Host plants Wing morphology variation adaptation body size breeding fly genetic variation heterogeneity host plant interspecific variation life cycle life history trait niche overlap sibling wing morphology animal article Drosophila forelimb histology morphogenesis species difference Animals Drosophila Morphogenesis Species Specificity Wing Cactaceae Drosophila buzzatii Drosophila koepferae Opuntia Opuntia sulphurea Trichocereus terschekii Drosophila buzzatii and D. koepferae are two sibling species that breed on the necrotic tissues of several cactus species and show a certain degree of niche overlap. Also, they show differences in several life history traits, such as body size and developmental time, which probably evolved as a consequence of adaptation to different host plants. In this work we investigate the ecological and genetic factors affecting wing morphology variation both within and between species. Three wing traits were scored, distal and proximal wing length and width in isofemale lines reared in two of the most important host cacti: Opuntia sulphurea and Trichocereus terschekii. Our results revealed that differences between species and sexes in wing size and shape were significant, whereas the cactus factor was only significant for wing size. Intraspecific analyses showed that differences among isofemale lines were highly significant for both size and shape in both species, suggesting that an important fraction of variation in wing morphology has a genetic basis. Moreover, the line by cactus interaction, which can be interpreted as a genotype by environment interaction, also accounted for a significant proportion of variation. In summary, our study shows that wing size is phenotypically plastic and that populations of D. buzzatii and D. koepferae harbour substantial amounts of genetic variation for wing size and shape. Interspecific differences in wing size and shape are interpreted in terms of spatial predictability of the different host plants in nature. © 2006 The Authors. Fil:Carreira, V.P. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Soto, I.M. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Hasson, E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Fanara, J. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2006 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_1010061X_v19_n4_p1275_Carreira http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_1010061X_v19_n4_p1275_Carreira
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topic Body size
Cactophilic Drosophila
Environmental heterogeneity
Host plants
Wing morphology variation
adaptation
body size
breeding
fly
genetic variation
heterogeneity
host plant
interspecific variation
life cycle
life history trait
niche overlap
sibling
wing morphology
animal
article
Drosophila
forelimb
histology
morphogenesis
species difference
Animals
Drosophila
Morphogenesis
Species Specificity
Wing
Cactaceae
Drosophila buzzatii
Drosophila koepferae
Opuntia
Opuntia sulphurea
Trichocereus terschekii
spellingShingle Body size
Cactophilic Drosophila
Environmental heterogeneity
Host plants
Wing morphology variation
adaptation
body size
breeding
fly
genetic variation
heterogeneity
host plant
interspecific variation
life cycle
life history trait
niche overlap
sibling
wing morphology
animal
article
Drosophila
forelimb
histology
morphogenesis
species difference
Animals
Drosophila
Morphogenesis
Species Specificity
Wing
Cactaceae
Drosophila buzzatii
Drosophila koepferae
Opuntia
Opuntia sulphurea
Trichocereus terschekii
Carreira, Valeria Paula
Soto, Ignacio M.
Hasson, Esteban Ruben
Fanara, Juan Jose
Patterns of variation in wing morphology in the cactophilic Drosophila buzzatii and its sibling D. koepferae
topic_facet Body size
Cactophilic Drosophila
Environmental heterogeneity
Host plants
Wing morphology variation
adaptation
body size
breeding
fly
genetic variation
heterogeneity
host plant
interspecific variation
life cycle
life history trait
niche overlap
sibling
wing morphology
animal
article
Drosophila
forelimb
histology
morphogenesis
species difference
Animals
Drosophila
Morphogenesis
Species Specificity
Wing
Cactaceae
Drosophila buzzatii
Drosophila koepferae
Opuntia
Opuntia sulphurea
Trichocereus terschekii
description Drosophila buzzatii and D. koepferae are two sibling species that breed on the necrotic tissues of several cactus species and show a certain degree of niche overlap. Also, they show differences in several life history traits, such as body size and developmental time, which probably evolved as a consequence of adaptation to different host plants. In this work we investigate the ecological and genetic factors affecting wing morphology variation both within and between species. Three wing traits were scored, distal and proximal wing length and width in isofemale lines reared in two of the most important host cacti: Opuntia sulphurea and Trichocereus terschekii. Our results revealed that differences between species and sexes in wing size and shape were significant, whereas the cactus factor was only significant for wing size. Intraspecific analyses showed that differences among isofemale lines were highly significant for both size and shape in both species, suggesting that an important fraction of variation in wing morphology has a genetic basis. Moreover, the line by cactus interaction, which can be interpreted as a genotype by environment interaction, also accounted for a significant proportion of variation. In summary, our study shows that wing size is phenotypically plastic and that populations of D. buzzatii and D. koepferae harbour substantial amounts of genetic variation for wing size and shape. Interspecific differences in wing size and shape are interpreted in terms of spatial predictability of the different host plants in nature. © 2006 The Authors.
author Carreira, Valeria Paula
Soto, Ignacio M.
Hasson, Esteban Ruben
Fanara, Juan Jose
author_facet Carreira, Valeria Paula
Soto, Ignacio M.
Hasson, Esteban Ruben
Fanara, Juan Jose
author_sort Carreira, Valeria Paula
title Patterns of variation in wing morphology in the cactophilic Drosophila buzzatii and its sibling D. koepferae
title_short Patterns of variation in wing morphology in the cactophilic Drosophila buzzatii and its sibling D. koepferae
title_full Patterns of variation in wing morphology in the cactophilic Drosophila buzzatii and its sibling D. koepferae
title_fullStr Patterns of variation in wing morphology in the cactophilic Drosophila buzzatii and its sibling D. koepferae
title_full_unstemmed Patterns of variation in wing morphology in the cactophilic Drosophila buzzatii and its sibling D. koepferae
title_sort patterns of variation in wing morphology in the cactophilic drosophila buzzatii and its sibling d. koepferae
publishDate 2006
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_1010061X_v19_n4_p1275_Carreira
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_1010061X_v19_n4_p1275_Carreira
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