Latitudinal Variation in Starvation Resistance is Explained by Lipid Content in Natural Populations of Drosophila melanogaster

One of the most common environmental stressors is a shortage or suboptimal quality of food, thus all animals deal with periods of starvation. In the present study we examine variation in starvation resistance, longevity and body lipid content and the correlations between traits along an environmenta...

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Autores principales:	Goenaga, J., Fanara, J.J., Hasson, E.
Formato:	JOUR
Materias:	Drosophila melanogaster Genetic correlation Genetic variation Genotype × sex interaction Latitudinal cline Starvation resistance Animalia
Acceso en línea:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00713260_v40_n4_p601_Goenaga
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	todo:paper_00713260_v40_n4_p601_Goenaga2023-10-03T14:53:15Z Latitudinal Variation in Starvation Resistance is Explained by Lipid Content in Natural Populations of Drosophila melanogaster Goenaga, J. Fanara, J.J. Hasson, E. Drosophila melanogaster Genetic correlation Genetic variation Genotype × sex interaction Latitudinal cline Starvation resistance Animalia Drosophila melanogaster One of the most common environmental stressors is a shortage or suboptimal quality of food, thus all animals deal with periods of starvation. In the present study we examine variation in starvation resistance, longevity and body lipid content and the correlations between traits along an environmental gradient using isofemale lines recently derived from natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster from South America. The use of isofemale lines and controlled rearing laboratory conditions allows us to investigate within and among population components of genetic variation and the potential associations among starvation resistance, longevity and body lipid content. All these traits were analyzed separately in females and males, improving our understanding of sexual dimorphism. Our results revealed significant differences among populations in starvation resistance and longevity. Actually, the opposing latitudinal cline detected for starvation resistance suggests that natural selection played an essential role in shaping the pattern of geographic variation in this trait. Moreover, we also detected a positive relationship between starvation resistance and body lipid content in both sexes, providing evidence for a physiological and/or evolutionary association between these traits. Conversely, starvation resistance was not correlated with longevity indicating that these traits might be enabled to evolve independently. Finally, our study reveals that there is abundant within population genetic variation for all traits that may be maintained by sex-specific effects. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00713260_v40_n4_p601_Goenaga
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topic	Drosophila melanogaster Genetic correlation Genetic variation Genotype × sex interaction Latitudinal cline Starvation resistance Animalia Drosophila melanogaster
spellingShingle	Drosophila melanogaster Genetic correlation Genetic variation Genotype × sex interaction Latitudinal cline Starvation resistance Animalia Drosophila melanogaster Goenaga, J. Fanara, J.J. Hasson, E. Latitudinal Variation in Starvation Resistance is Explained by Lipid Content in Natural Populations of Drosophila melanogaster
topic_facet	Drosophila melanogaster Genetic correlation Genetic variation Genotype × sex interaction Latitudinal cline Starvation resistance Animalia Drosophila melanogaster
description	One of the most common environmental stressors is a shortage or suboptimal quality of food, thus all animals deal with periods of starvation. In the present study we examine variation in starvation resistance, longevity and body lipid content and the correlations between traits along an environmental gradient using isofemale lines recently derived from natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster from South America. The use of isofemale lines and controlled rearing laboratory conditions allows us to investigate within and among population components of genetic variation and the potential associations among starvation resistance, longevity and body lipid content. All these traits were analyzed separately in females and males, improving our understanding of sexual dimorphism. Our results revealed significant differences among populations in starvation resistance and longevity. Actually, the opposing latitudinal cline detected for starvation resistance suggests that natural selection played an essential role in shaping the pattern of geographic variation in this trait. Moreover, we also detected a positive relationship between starvation resistance and body lipid content in both sexes, providing evidence for a physiological and/or evolutionary association between these traits. Conversely, starvation resistance was not correlated with longevity indicating that these traits might be enabled to evolve independently. Finally, our study reveals that there is abundant within population genetic variation for all traits that may be maintained by sex-specific effects. © 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York.
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author	Goenaga, J. Fanara, J.J. Hasson, E.
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title	Latitudinal Variation in Starvation Resistance is Explained by Lipid Content in Natural Populations of Drosophila melanogaster
title_short	Latitudinal Variation in Starvation Resistance is Explained by Lipid Content in Natural Populations of Drosophila melanogaster
title_full	Latitudinal Variation in Starvation Resistance is Explained by Lipid Content in Natural Populations of Drosophila melanogaster
title_fullStr	Latitudinal Variation in Starvation Resistance is Explained by Lipid Content in Natural Populations of Drosophila melanogaster
title_full_unstemmed	Latitudinal Variation in Starvation Resistance is Explained by Lipid Content in Natural Populations of Drosophila melanogaster
title_sort	latitudinal variation in starvation resistance is explained by lipid content in natural populations of drosophila melanogaster
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Latitudinal Variation in Starvation Resistance is Explained by Lipid Content in Natural Populations of Drosophila melanogaster

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