Wing melanin pattern mediates species recognition in Pieris occidentalis

Wiernasz, Diane C.; Kingsolver, Joel G.

doi:10.1016/s0003-3472(05)80074-0

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“…At the same time, the ventral eyespot appears to have no role in sexual communication, in contrast to the clear role of the dorsal, and non-plastic, eyespot in mate choice ( Robertson & Monteiro, 2005 ). However, North American P. rapae are sexually monomorphic in UV reflectance ( Scott, 1986 ), so melanisation may be important in male and/or female mate choice and species recognition, as is the case in other pierids ( Wiernasz, 1989( Wiernasz, , 1995Wiernasz & Kingsolver, 1992;Ellers & Boggs, 2003 ). In Japanese populations of P. rapae , sexual dimorphism in ultraviolet (UV) reflectance of the non-melanised portions of the wings appears to be more important in sexual communication than the black pattern elements ( Obara, 1970 ).…”

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Seasonal phenotypic plasticity of wing melanisation in the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

Stoehr

Goux

2008

Ecological Entomology

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1. Effective thermoregulation is crucial for the fitness of small flying in sects. Phenotypic plasticity of the ventral hindwing of pierid butterflies is widely recognised as adaptive for effective thermoregulation. Butterflies eclosing in cooler environments have more heavily melanised wings that absorb solar radiation, thus allowing flight under these cool conditions.2. Many pierids also exhibit phenotypic plasticity of dorsal forewing melanisation but in this case, cooler environments reduce melanisation. It has been hypothesised that this plasticity is also adaptive because it increases solar reflection from the wing surfaces onto the body in certain basking postures.3. The degree of seasonal variation in ventral hindwing and dorsal forewing melanisation of wild-caught Pieris rapae was quantified to determine if it shows patterns of plasticity similar to that documented for other Pieris species.4. Male wing melanisation on both wing surfaces shows the characteristic seasonal, adaptive plasticity. However, only some dorsal forewing pattern elements of females conformed to the predictions of the hypothesis of adaptive dorsal forewing melanisation. Sexual dimorphism of wing pattern plasticity may result from, and/or affect, sexual dimorphism of behaviour and physiology of these butterflies.

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Seasonal phenotypic plasticity of wing melanisation in the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

Stoehr

Goux

2008

Ecological Entomology

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“…Divergence in mate choice preferences can occur between populations that become geographically isolated (allopatric reproductive isolation), leading to the persistence of reproductive isolation following secondary contact between the populations (sympatric reproductive isolation). Examples of signals that have contributed to behavioural isolation involve visual signals observed in butterflies (Wiernasz and Kingsolver, 1992), damselflies (Saetre et al, 1997), fish (Seehausen and Van Alphen, 1998) and frogs (Maan and Cummings, 2008), acoustic signals observed in insects, frogs (Gerhardt and Huber, 2002) and bats (Barlew and Jones, 1997), and chemical signals observed in moths (Linn and Roelofs, 1995), spiders (Trabalon et al, 1997), and flies (Coyne et al, 1994). Variation in these signals between lineages can result in pre-mating reproductive isolation, providing a behavioural mechanism driving speciation (Smadja and Butlin, 2009).…”

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The worm has turned: Behavioural drivers of reproductive isolation between cryptic lineages

Jones

Wills

Morgan

et al. 2016

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

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a b s t r a c tBehavioural processes such as species recognition and mate attraction signals enforce and reinforce the reproductive isolation required for speciation. The earthworm Lumbricus rubellus in the UK is deeply differentiated into two major genetic lineages, 'A' and 'B'. These are often sympatric at certain sites, but it is not known whether they are to some extent reproductively isolated. Behavioural tests were performed, in which individually genotyped worms were able to choose between soils previously worked either by genetically similar or dissimilar individuals (N ¼ 45). We found that individuals (75%) were significantly (P < 0.05) more likely to orientate towards the soil conditioned by worms of their own lineage. Further testing involved a choice design based on filter papers wetted with water extracts of soils worked by a different genotype on each side (N ¼ 18) or extracts from worked soil vs. un-worked control soil (N ¼ 10). Again, earthworms orientated towards the extract from their kindred genotype (P < 0.05). These findings indicate that genotype-specific water-soluble chemicals are released by L. rubellus; furthermore, they are behaviour-modifying, and play a role in reproductive isolation between sympatric earthworm lineages of cryptic sibling species, through pre-copulatory assortative mate choice.

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“…Theory predicts that divergence in these mating signals, coupled with coevolution of female preferences, can lead to speciation (Lande, 1981) and reproductive isolation upon secondary contact (Uyeda et al, 2009). For example, wing colour and pattern facilitate behavioural isolation in butterflies (Wiernasz & Kingsolver, 1992;Jiggins et al, 2001Jiggins et al, , 2004Melo et al, 2009). Male colour differences are also known to contribute to assortative mating in fishes as well (Seehausen & van Alphen, 1998;Williams & Mendelson, 2010.…”

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Incomplete behavioural isolation and asymmetric female preference in darter sister species (Percidae: Etheostoma)

Martin

Mendelson

2013

Journal of Fish Biology

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In this study, female preferences and behavioural isolation were estimated in a pair of allopatric sister species, Etheostoma duryi and Etheostoma flavum. Dichotomous mate preference trials were conducted to determine whether females prefer to associate with conspecific over heterospecific males and free-spawning assays were conducted to determine whether those preferences translated into behavioural isolation. Dichotomous mate choice trials revealed asymmetric female preference, as female E. flavum preferred conspecific males, whereas female E. duryi showed no preference. Free-spawning assays indicated that behavioural isolation remains incomplete between E. duryi and E. flavum (IB = 0·19). In addition to female mating preferences, male behaviour also appeared to influence mating outcomes as male E. flavum consistently courted conspecific females more often in free-spawning assays whereas male E. duryi did not. The data therefore suggest that despite marked divergence in male nuptial colour, divergence in female preferences between these species may not be sufficient to maintain species boundaries upon secondary contact. These results contrast with similar work in a sympatric darter species pair and may be explained by considering the contributions of reinforcement and differences in colour pattern as well as colour value.

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Wing melanin pattern mediates species recognition in Pieris occidentalis

Cited by 57 publications

References 20 publications

Seasonal phenotypic plasticity of wing melanisation in the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

Seasonal phenotypic plasticity of wing melanisation in the cabbage white butterfly, Pieris rapae L. (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

The worm has turned: Behavioural drivers of reproductive isolation between cryptic lineages

Incomplete behavioural isolation and asymmetric female preference in darter sister species (Percidae: Etheostoma)

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