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The evolution of olfactory gene families in Drosophila and the genomic basis of chemical-ecological adaptation in Drosophila suzukii [PDF]

, 2016
How the evolution of olfactory genes correlates with adaption to new ecological niches is still a debated topic. We explored this issue in Drosophila suzukii, an emergin gmodel that reproduces on fresh fruit rather than in fermenting substrates likemost ...
Anfora, Gianfranco, Crava, Cristina M, Dekker, Teun, Horner, David, Kaur, Rupinder, Ometto, Lino, Pisani, Davide, Ramasamy, Sukanya, Revadi, Santosh, Rota-Stabelli, Omar   +9 more
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Phylogenomic Analysis Reveals Evolutionary Relationships of Tropical Drosophilidae: From Drosophila to Scaptodrosophila

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 15, Issue 3, March 2025.
The study expands genomic resources for Drosophila and Scaptodrosophila species by using mitochondrial genomes. Phylogenetic analyses revealed well‐supported evolutionary relationships, with Scaptodrosophila forming a distinct lineage and several Drosophila subgroups exhibiting monophyly, though discrepancies were found in the placement of the suzukii ...
Matsapume Detcharoen, Pairot Pramual, Areeruk Nilsai   +2 more
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Risk and protective factors for ASF in domestic pigs and wild boar in the EU, and mitigation measures for managing the disease in wild boar

EFSA Journal, Volume 22, Issue 12, December 2024.
Abstract Five epidemiological aspects of ASF were evaluated using literature reviews, field studies, questionnaires and mathematical models. First, a literature review and a case–control study in commercial pig farms emphasised the importance of biosecurity and farming practices, including the spread of manure around farms and the use of bedding ...
European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Anette Ella Boklund, Karl Ståhl, Miguel Ángel Miranda Chueca, Tomasz Podgórski, Timothée Vergne, José Cortiñas Abrahantes, Eleonora Cattaneo, Sofie Dhollander, Alexandra Papanikolaou, Stefania Tampach, Lina Mur   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genes Involved in the Evolution of Herbivory by a Leaf-Mining, Drosophilid Fly [PDF]

, 2014
Herbivorous insects are among the most successful radiations of life. However, we know little about the processes underpinning the evolution of herbivory.
Ausubel, Frederick M., Gloss, Andrew D., Groen, Simon C., Halkier, Barbara A., Humphrey, Parris T., Kocks, Christine, Lapoint, Richard T., Pierce, Naomi Ellen, Sackton, Timothy, Sønderby, Ida E., Whiteman, Noah K.   +10 more
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Evolution of the sugar receptors in insects

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2009
Background Perception of sugars is an invaluable ability for insects which often derive quickly accessible energy from these molecules. A distinctive subfamily of eight proteins within the gustatory receptor (Gr) family has been identified as sugar ...
Robertson Hugh M, Kent Lauren B
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Phenotypic divergence of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) populations in Zambia: Application of landmark‐based wing geometric morphometrics to discriminate population‐level variation

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 10, October 2024.
Land‐mark based geomorphometric wing analysis of Glossina morsitans populations in Zambia shows that this tsetse exhibit significant population‐level variation in fly size and wing shape suggesting high levels of population structuring. The main drivers of this structuring could be random genetic drift and local adaptation to environmental conditions ...
Jackson Muyobela, Christian W. W. Pirk, Abdullahi A. Yusuf, Catherine L. Sole   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Drosophila melanogaster Muc68E Mucin Gene Influences Adult Size, Starvation Tolerance, and Cold Recovery

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2016
Mucins have been implicated in many different biological processes, such as protection from mechanical damage, microorganisms, and toxic molecules, as well as providing a luminal scaffold during development.
Micael Reis, Ana C. Silva, Cristina P. Vieira, Jorge Vieira   +3 more
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Revisiting the ecology and evolution of burying beetle behavior (Staphylinidae: Silphinae)

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 14, Issue 8, August 2024.
Burying beetles of the genus Nicrophorus are becoming a model system for the evolution of parental care. Investigating fundamental processes in biology requires the ability to ground broad questions in species‐specific natural history. Here, we leverage a developing community of researchers who have contributed to a detailed knowledge of burying ...
Ahva L. Potticary, Mark C. Belk, J. Curtis Creighton, Minobu Ito, Rebecca Kilner, Jan Komdeur, Nick J. Royle, Dustin R. Rubenstein, Matthew Schrader, Sheng‐Feng Shen, Derek S. Sikes, Per T. Smiseth, Rosemary Smith, Sandra Steiger, Stephen T. Trumbo, Allen J. Moore   +15 more
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Codon usage in twelve species of Drosophila

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2007
Background Codon usage bias (CUB), the uneven use of synonymous codons, is a ubiquitous observation in virtually all organisms examined. The pattern of codon usage is generally similar among closely related species, but differs significantly among ...
Powell Jeffrey R, Moriyama Etsuko N, Vicario Saverio   +2 more
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First record of Atherigona orientalis Schiner, 1868 (Diptera: Muscidae) in France

EPPO Bulletin, Volume 54, Issue 2, Page 230-235, August 2024.
Abstract The first record of the pepper fruit fly, Atherigona orientalis Schiner, 1868, in mainland France is reported in this paper. Larvae were found in 2022 in fruits of Capsicum annuum and adults were reared in 2023 from Passiflora caerulea fruits in two localities of southern France.
R. Mouttet, A. Taddei
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