scholarly journals Species specificity and intraspecific variation in the chemical profiles of Heliconius butterflies across a large geographic range

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy Darragh ◽  
Gabriela Montejo-Kovacevich ◽  
Krzysztof M. Kozak ◽  
Colin R. Morrison ◽  
Clarisse M. E. Figueiredo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Strong Correlation ◽  
Species Recognition ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Species Traits ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Species Identity ◽  
Strong Signal ◽  
Chemical Profiles

AbstractIn many animals, mate choice is important for the maintenance of reproductive isolation between species. Traits important for mate choice and behavioural isolation are predicted to be under strong stabilising selection within species, however such traits can also exhibit variation at the population level driven by neutral and adaptive evolutionary processes. Here, we describe patterns of divergence among androconial and genital chemical profiles at inter- and intra-specific levels in mimetic Heliconius butterflies. Most variation in chemical bouquets was found between species, but there were also quantitative differences at the population level. We found a strong correlation between interspecific chemical and genetic divergence, however, this correlation varied in intraspecific comparisons. We identified ‘indicator’ compounds characteristic of particular species that included known biologically active compounds, suggesting an approach for identification of candidate compounds for future behavioural studies in novel systems. Overall, the strong signal of species identity suggests a role for these compounds in species recognition, but with additional potentially neutral variation at the population level.

scholarly journals The role of claw color in species recognition and mate choice in a fiddler crab

2020 ◽  
Vol 74 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L Dyson ◽  
D. M Perez ◽  
T Curran ◽  
E. L McCullough ◽  
P. R. Y Backwell
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Fiddler Crab ◽  
Species Recognition ◽  
Color Variation ◽  
Stabilizing Selection ◽  
Species Identity ◽  
Territory Defense ◽  
Choice Tests ◽  
Natural Range

Abstract Many animal signals are brightly colored and convey information about species identity as well as information about individual conspecifics. Colorful bird and lizard signals have received much attention, and many studies have related specific spectral properties of these signals to variation in mating success and territory defense. Far less attention has been given to invertebrates even though there are spectacularly colorful species. The enlarged claw of the male banana fiddler crab Austruca mjoebergi, for example, is bright yellow and contrasts vividly against the mudflat substrate. It is used in waving displays to attract females and in male territory defense and combat. Claw color varies among males in the degree of “yellowness,” ranging very pale yellow to orange. In this study, we examined female responses to claw color variation in two-choice tests using robotic crabs. We found that although females strongly discriminate against colors that fall outside the natural range of intensity, hue, and chroma, they show no consistent preferences for different claw colors within the natural range, and no single component of claw color (hue, chroma, or intensity) independently affected female choices. Using three-choice tests, we also showed that female preferences induce stabilizing selection on male claw color. We conclude that, although claw color is sufficient to facilitate species recognition, it is unlikely to be used in intraspecific mate choice to provide information about male quality. Significance statement Fiddler crabs are often brightly colored, are visually orientated animals, and have a highly complex social system. Despite this, there are few studies that have looked at the role of color in species recognition and mate choice in these animals. In this study, we use robotic crabs with painted claws to determine the role of claw color in species recognition and mate choice in the banana fiddler crab, Austruca mjoebergi. We found that color is important in conspecific mate recognition but the variation among males in claw “yellowness” is unlikely to be used by females in intraspecific mate choice decisions.

scholarly journals Quantitative variation in female sensory structures supports species recognition and intraspecific mate choice functions in damselflies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra A. Barnard ◽  
John P. Masly
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Reproductive Isolation ◽  
Species Recognition ◽  
Character Displacement ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Reproductive Character Displacement ◽  
Species Identity ◽  
Sensory Structures ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Species Specific

AbstractMales and females exchange signals prior to mating that convey information such as sex, species identity, or individual condition. Tactile signals relayed during physical contact between males and females before and during mating appear to be important for mate choice and reproductive isolation in some animals. However, compared to our understanding of visual, auditory, and chemical signals, we know little about the importance of tactile signals in mating decisions. Among North American damselflies in the genus Enallagma (Odonata: Coenagrionidae) species-specific tactile stimulation contributes to reproductive isolation between species and may also be important for intraspecific mate choice. We quantified several mechanosensory sensilla phenotypes on the female thorax among multiple sympatric and allopatric populations of two Enallagma species that occasionally interbreed in nature. Although each species differed in features of sensilla distribution within the thoracic plates, we found no strong evidence of reproductive character displacement among the sensilla traits we measured in regions of sympatry. However, substantial variation of sensilla traits was observed within populations of both species. Our results suggest that species-specific placement of female mechanoreceptors appears sufficient for species recognition, but mechanosensor variation among females within species may be important for mate choice.

A Cognitive Framework for Mate Choice and Species Recognition

2006 ◽  
Vol 167 (1) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Phelps ◽  
Rand ◽  
Ryan
Keyword(s):  
Mate Choice ◽  
Species Recognition ◽  
Cognitive Framework

scholarly journals Biological and extrinsic correlates of extinction risk in Chinese lizards

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxi Zhong ◽  
Chuanwu Chen ◽  
Yanping Wang
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Extinction Risk ◽  
Species Traits ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Habitat Specialization ◽  
Mean Annual Precipitation ◽  
Mean Annual Temperature ◽  
Small Range ◽  
Extrinsic Factors

Abstract China is a country with one of the most species rich reptile faunas in the world. However, nearly a quarter of Chinese lizard species assessed by the China Biodiversity Red List are threatened. Nevertheless, to date, no study has explicitly examined the pattern and processes of extinction and threat in Chinese lizards. In this study, we conducted the first comparative phylogenetic analysis of extinction risk in Chinese lizards. We addressed the following three questions: 1) What is the pattern of extinction and threat in Chinese lizards? 2) Which species traits and extrinsic factors are related to their extinction risk? 3) How can we protect Chinese lizards based on our results? We collected data on ten species traits (body size, clutch size, geographic range size, activity time, reproductive mode, habitat specialization, habitat use, leg development, maximum elevation, and elevation range) and seven extrinsic factors (mean annual precipitation, mean annual temperature, mean annual solar insolation, normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), human footprint, human population density, and human exploitation). After phylogenetic correction, these variables were used separately and in combination to assess their associations with extinction risk. We found that Chinese lizards with small geographic range, large body size, high habitat specialization, and living in high precipitation areas were vulnerable to extinction. Conservation priority should thus be given to species with the above extinction-prone traits so as to effectively protect Chinese lizards. Preventing future habitat destruction should also be a primary focus of management efforts because species with small range size and high habitat specialization are particularly vulnerable to habitat loss.

scholarly journals Phytochemical Analysis of Phenolics, Sterols, and Terpenes in Colored Wheat Grains by Liquid Chromatography with Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (18) ◽  
pp. 5580
Author(s):  
Mayya P. Razgonova ◽  
Alexander M. Zakharenko ◽  
Elena I. Gordeeva ◽  
Olesya Yu. Shoeva ◽  
Elena V. Antonova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Amino Acids ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Triticum Aestivum L ◽  
Biologically Active ◽  
Phytochemical Analysis ◽  
Control Line ◽  
Wheat Grains ◽  
Chemical Profiles

The colored grain of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) contains a large number of polyphenolic compounds that are biologically active ingredients. The purpose of this work was a comparative metabolomic study of extracts from anthocyaninless (control), blue, and deep purple (referred to here as black) grains of seven genetically related wheat lines developed for the grain anthocyanin pigmentation trait. To identify target analytes in ethanol extracts, high-performance liquid chromatography was used in combination with Bruker Daltonics ion trap mass spectrometry. The results showed the presence of 125 biologically active compounds of a phenolic (85) and nonphenolic (40) nature in the grains of T. aestivum (seven lines). Among them, a number of phenolic compounds affiliated with anthocyanins, coumarins, dihydrochalcones, flavan-3-ols, flavanone, flavones, flavonols, hydroxybenzoic acids, hydroxycinnamic acids, isoflavone, lignans, other phenolic acids, stilbenes, and nonphenolic compounds affiliated with alkaloids, carboxylic acids, carotenoids, diterpenoids, essential amino acids, triterpenoids, sterols, nonessential amino acids, phytohormones, purines, and thromboxane receptor antagonists were found in T. aestivum grains for the first time. A comparative analysis of the diversity of the compounds revealed that the lines do not differ from each other in the proportion of phenolic (53.3% to 70.3% of the total number of identified compounds) and nonphenolic compounds (46.7% to 29.7%), but diversity of the compounds was significantly lower in grains of the control line. Even though the lines are genetically closely related and possess similar chemical profiles, some line-specific individual compounds were identified that constitute unique chemical fingerprints and allow to distinguish each line from the six others. Finally, the influence of the genotype on the chemical profiles of the wheat grains is discussed.

scholarly journals Species specificity and intraspecific variation in the chemical profiles of Heliconius butterflies across a large geographic range

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3895-3918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathy Darragh ◽  
Gabriela Montejo‐Kovacevich ◽  
Krzysztof M. Kozak ◽  
Colin R. Morrison ◽  
Clarisse M. E. Figueiredo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intraspecific Variation ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Species Specificity ◽  
Chemical Profiles ◽  
Heliconius Butterflies

scholarly journals Mimicry-dependent lateralization in the visual inspection of foreign eggs by American robins

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 20190351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah M. Scharf ◽  
Katharine Stenstrom ◽  
Miri Dainson ◽  
Thomas J. Benson ◽  
Esteban Fernandez-Juricic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Visual Processing ◽  
Species Recognition ◽  
Molothrus Ater ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Brain Lateralization ◽  
Turdus Migratorius ◽  
Brain Hemispheres ◽  
Brood Parasites ◽  
Visual Hemifield ◽  
American Robins

Brain lateralization, or the specialization of function in the left versus right brain hemispheres, has been found in a variety of lineages in contexts ranging from foraging to social and sexual behaviours, including the recognition of conspecific social partners. Here we studied whether the recognition and rejection of avian brood parasitic eggs, another context for species recognition, may also involve lateralized visual processing. We focused on American robins ( Turdus migratorius ), an egg-rejecter host to occasional brood parasitism by brown-headed cowbirds ( Molothrus ater ) and tested if robins preferentially used one visual hemifield over the other to inspect mimetic versus non-mimetic model eggs. At the population level, robins showed a significantly lateralized absolute eyedness index (EI) when viewing mimetic model eggs, but individuals varied in left versus right visual hemifield preference. By contrast, absolute EI was significantly lower when viewing non-mimetic eggs. We also found that robins with more lateralized eye usage rejected model eggs at higher rates. We suggest that the inspection and recognition of foreign eggs represent a specialized and lateralized context of species recognition in this and perhaps in other egg-rejecter hosts of brood parasites.

Species traits and climate velocity explain geographic range shifts in an ocean-warming hotspot

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 944-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Sunday ◽  
Gretta T. Pecl ◽  
Stewart Frusher ◽  
Alistair J. Hobday ◽  
Nicole Hill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Traits ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Ocean Warming ◽  
Range Shifts ◽  
Climate Velocity ◽  
Geographic Range Shifts

scholarly journals A latitudinal signal in the relationship between species geographic range size and climatic niche area

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tad Dallas ◽  
Andrew Kramer
Keyword(s):  
Species Traits ◽  
Geographic Range ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Climatic Niche ◽  
Residual Variation ◽  
Geographic Range Size ◽  
Environmental Space ◽  
Niche Area ◽  
Null Expectation

Species with broader niches may have the opportunity to occupy larger geographic areas, assuming no limitations on dispersal and a relatively homogeneous environmental space. While there is general support for positive \textit{geographic range size – climatic niche area} relationships, a great deal of variation exists across taxonomic and spatial gradients. Here, we use data on a large set of mammal ($n$ = 1225), bird ($n$ = 1829), and tree ($n$ = 341) species distributed across the Americas to examine the \textbf{1}) relationship between geographic range size and climatic niche area, \textbf{2}) influence of species traits on species departures from the best fit geographic range size – climatic niche area relationship, and \textbf{3}) how detection of these relationships is sensitive to how species range size and climatic niche area are estimated. We find positive \textit{geographic range size – climatic niche area} relationships for all taxa. Residual variation in this relationship contained a strong latitudinal signal. Subsampling the occurrence data to create a null expectation, we found that residual variation did not strongly deviate from the null expectation. Together, we provide support for the generality of \textit{geographic range size – climatic niche area} relationships, which may be constrained by latitude but are agnostic to species identity, suggesting that species traits are far less responsible than geographic barriers and the distribution of land area and available environmental space.

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