Invasion Dynamics of A Termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, at Different Spatial Scales in France
| Autor: | Anne-Geneviève Bagnères, Simon Dupont, Stéphanie Bankhead-Dronnet, Franck Dedeine, Elfie Perdereau, Guillaume Baudouin, Zoe Chevalier, Marie Zimmermann |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Institut de recherche sur la biologie de l'insecte UMR7261 (IRBI), Université de Tours (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université d'Orléans (UO), Université de Tours-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0106 biological sciences
modèle d'expansion biological invasions Population genetics voie de colonisation Biology phylogeography reticulitermes flavipes 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Article 03 medical and health sciences Reticulitermes expansion front social insects breeding system genetic structure insecte social lcsh:Science Milieux et Changements globaux 030304 developmental biology [SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment 0303 health sciences Ecology Local scale phylogéographie 15. Life on land biology.organism_classification Phylogeography structure génétique dynamique des populations Insect Science Genetic structure lcsh:Q invasion biologique termite [SDV.EE.IEO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology environment/Symbiosis |
| Zdroj: | Insects 1 (10), . (2019) Insects Volume 10 Issue 1 Insects, MDPI, 2019, 10 (1), pp.30. ⟨10.3390/insects10010030⟩ Insects, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 30 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2075-4450 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/insects10010030⟩ |
| Popis: | International audience; Termites are social insects that can also be major pests. A well-known problem species is the subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes. It is invasive in France and is thought to have arrived from Louisiana during the 18th century. While the putative source of French populations has been identified, little is known about how the termite spread following its establishment. Here, we examined expansion patterns at different spatial scales in urban areas to clarify how R. flavipes spread in France. Based on our analyses of phylogeography and population genetics, results suggest a scenario of successive introductions into the Charente-Maritime region, on the Atlantic Coast. Two major expansion fronts formed: one that spread toward the northeast and the other toward the southeast. At the regional scale, different spatial and genetic distribution patterns were observed: there was heterogeneity in ile-de-France and aggregation in Centre-Val de Loire. At the local scale, we found that our three focal urban sites each formed a single large colony that contained several secondary reproductives. Our findings represent a second step in efforts to reconstruct termite's invasion dynamics. They also highlight the role that may have been played by the French railway network in transporting termites over long distances. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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