Ecological and Genetic Differences between Cacopsylla melanoneura (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) Populations Reveal Species Host Plant Preference

Malagnini, Valeria; Pedrazzoli, F.; Papetti, Chiara; Cainelli, C.; Zasso, R.; Gualandri, V.; Pozzebon, Alberto; Ioriatti, C.

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“…Experiments investigating the correlation between genetic differentiation, local adaptation and ecological performance are mainly restricted to terrestrial plants or parasites and are often based on theoretical models exclusively (e.g. Bennington et al, 2012;Gandon and Michalakis, 2002;Jones, 2013;Leimu and Fischer, 2008;Malagnini et al, 2013). Knowledge on the interaction between genetics and performance may help to increase conservation success for endangered species such as the freshwater pearl mussel.…”

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Influence of stock origin and environmental conditions on the survival and growth of juvenile freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) in a cross-exposure experiment

Denic¹,

Taeubert²,

Lange

et al. 2015

Limnologica

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Please cite this article as: Denic, M., Tauebert, J.-E., Lange, M., Thielen, F., Scheder, C., Gumpinger, C., Geist, J.,Influence of stock origin and environmental conditions on the survival and growth of juvenile freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) in a cross-exposure experiment, Limnologica (2014), http://dx. AbstractThe freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) is a highly specialized and sensitive freshwater bivalve, whose survival in the juvenile phase is indicative of high quality habitats. This contribution investigates the use of juvenile freshwater pearl mussels as bioindicators, considering the influence of mussel stock and study stream conditions on juvenile performance, as described by survival and growth rates. A standardized cross experiment was carried out investigating juvenile performance in four different pearl mussel stocks originating from the Rhine, Danube and Elbe drainages, representing distinct genetic conservation units. The juveniles were exposed in five study streams which were selected to integrate pearl mussel streams with different water qualities and recruitment status of the mussel population. Per study stream, five standard mesh cages containing an equal number of 20 (10 x 2) juvenile pearl mussels per stock in separate chambers were installed. Survival and growth rates of juveniles were checked after three months (i.e. before their first winter) and after nine months (i.e. after their first winter). Mussel stock and study stream conditions significantly influenced juvenile performance. Growth rates were determined by study stream conditions and increased with stream water temperature, organic carbon and C/N ratios.Survival rates varied stock-specifically, indicating different levels of local adaptation to their native streams. Due to the detection of stream-specific differences in juvenile performance, freshwater pearl mussels appear suitable as bioindicators. However, a careful of consideration of stock-specificity is necessary to avoid false interpretation of bioindication results. The comparison of stock-specific survival in native versus non-native streams implicates that exposure of juveniles outside their native habitats is able to increase breeding success or else serve for risk spreading in breeding programs.

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Influence of stock origin and environmental conditions on the survival and growth of juvenile freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) in a cross-exposure experiment

Denic¹,

Taeubert²,

Lange

et al. 2015

Limnologica

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“…P. mali' in Italy (Tedeschi et al, 2002), the degree of preference for natural host plants may vary across countries affecting its role in phytoplasma spread, which is still largely unclear (Malagnini et al, 2010). Earlier investigations aimed to characterize aspects of its autoecology, such as life cycle, cryptic genetic variation, and habitat preference that may influence the associations with host plants (Malagnini et al, 2013). Cacopsylla melanoneura is known to be an oligophagous insect on hawthorn (Crataegus spp.…”

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“…), medlar (Mespilus germanica) and pear (Pyrus communis), and coniferous species are used as shelter plants during the winter (Jackson et al, 1990;Lal, 1934;Ossiannilsson, 1992). Moreover, the existence of C. melanoneura host races which show a morphological and genetic differentiation along with specific association with different host plants (apple or hawthorn) is likely in populations from different geographical regions (Lazarev, 1972(Lazarev, , 1974Lauterer, 1999;Malagnini et al, 2013). Available evidence suggests that sympatric speciation via host shift may be hypothesized.…”

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“…We used the large amount of data available to inform our model and to compare two distinct populations of C. melanoneura: one adapted to apple (hereafter CmA) and the other to hawthorn (CmH). We used the experimental data provided by Malagnini et al (2013) to calculate the net reproduction rate of the populations of C. melanoneura using eqn 2 of García-Robledo and Horvitz (2011). The calculated value b for CmA was about twice (2.196) that of CmH (1.022).…”

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HostSwitch: An R Package to Simulate the Extent of Host-Switching by a Consumer

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In biology a general definition for host switch is when an organism (consumer) uses a new host (which represents a resource). The host switch process by a consumer may happen through its pre-existing capability to use a sub-optimal resource. The HostSwitch R package provides functions to simulate the dynamics of host switching (extent and frequency) in the population of a consumer that interacts with current and potential hosts over the generations. The HostSwitch package is based on a Individual-Based mock-up model published in FORTRAN by Araujo et al. (2015). The package largely improve the previous mock-up model, by implementing numerous new functionalities such as comparison and evaluation of simulations with several customizable parameters to accommodate several types of biological consumer-host associations, an interactive visualization of the model, an in-depth description of the parameters in a biological context. Finally, we provided three real world scenarios taken from the literature selected from ecology, agriculture and parasitology. This package is intended to reach researchers in the broad field of biology interested in simulating the process of host switch of different types of symbiotic biological associations.(1) by increasing the accessibility of the model to researchers that are not familiar with FORTRAN;(2) by including customizable parameters, some previously unreleased (e.g., jump_back), that allow us to extend the mock-up model from strict pathology (i.e., simulating host switches by pathogen) to

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“…P. mali' compared to C. picta (Oppedisano et al 2019). Therefore, it has been speculated that the variation in C. melanoneura vector competence might be linked to genetic differences among distinct populations (Tedeschi and Nardi 2010; Malagnini et al 2013). Additionally, different populations of C. melanoneura tend to be associated with different subtypes of 'Ca.…”

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Multiple factors driving the acquisition efficiency of apple proliferation phytoplasma in Cacopsylla melanoneura

Corretto

Trenti

Serbina

et al. 2023

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Phytoplasmas are bacterial pathogens located in the plant’s phloem that are responsible for several plant diseases and are mainly transmitted by phloem-sucking insects. Apple proliferation (AP) is an economically important disease caused by ‘CandidatusPhytoplasma mali’ which is transmitted by two psyllid species. While Cacopsylla picta is a confirmed vector in different regions, the vector efficiency of Cacopsylla melanoneura varies between different populations. This species is considered the main AP vector in Northwestern Italy but plays a minor role in Northeastern Italy and other European regions. To investigate whether the psyllid and/or the phytoplasma subtype drive the phytoplasma acquisition in C. melanoneura, we set-up a phytoplasma acquisition experiment using single mating couples including different psyllid populations and phytoplasma subtypes. All analyzed insect populations acquired phytoplasma, but with different efficiencies and concentrations. The main factors driving the acquisition were the phytoplasma subtype and its concentration in the leaves of the infected trees together with the psyllid family. The phytoplasma concentration in the psyllids was again influenced by the phytoplasma subtype, the psyllid family and the region of origin, whereas the phytoplasma concentration in the leaves and the psyllid haplotype defined with the cytochrome oxidase I gene had only a minor impact on the phytoplasma concentration. This is the first study evaluating the roles of both the psyllid haplotype and the phytoplasma subtype on the acquisition process shedding new light on the importance of C. melanoneura as AP vector.

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Ecological and Genetic Differences between Cacopsylla melanoneura (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) Populations Reveal Species Host Plant Preference

Cited by 10 publications

References 39 publications

Influence of stock origin and environmental conditions on the survival and growth of juvenile freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) in a cross-exposure experiment

Influence of stock origin and environmental conditions on the survival and growth of juvenile freshwater pearl mussels (Margaritifera margaritifera) in a cross-exposure experiment

HostSwitch: An R Package to Simulate the Extent of Host-Switching by a Consumer

Multiple factors driving the acquisition efficiency of apple proliferation phytoplasma in Cacopsylla melanoneura

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