Competitive ability and fitness differences between two introduced populations of the invasive whitefly Bemisia tabaci Q in China.
Competitive ability and fitness differences between two introduced populations of the invasive whitefly Bemisia tabaci Q in China.
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DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0100423
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发表时间:
2014
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影响因子:
3.7
通讯作者:
Chu D
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作者:
Fang YW;Liu LY;Zhang HL;Jiang DF;Chu D
Our long-term field survey revealed that the Cardinium infection rate in Bemisia tabaci Q (also known as biotype Q) population was low in Shandong, China over the past few years. We hypothesize that (1) the Cardinium-infected (C +) B. tabaci Q population cannot efficiently compete with the Cardinium-uninfected (C −) B. tabaci Q population; (2) no reproductive isolation may have occurred between C + and C −; and (3) the C − population has higher fitness than the C + population. To reveal the differences in competitive ability and fitness between the two introduced populations (C + and C −), competition between C + and C − was examined over several generations. Subsequently, the reproductive isolation between C + and C − was studied by crossing C + with C − individuals, and the fitnesses of C + and C − populations were compared using a two-sex life table method. Our results demonstrate that the competitive ability of the C + whiteflies was weaker than that of C −. There is that no reproductive isolation occurred between the two populations and the C − population had higher fitness than the C + population. The competitive ability and fitness differences of two populations may explain why C − whitefly populations have been dominant during the past few years in Shandong, China. However, the potential role Cardinium plays in whitefly should be further explored.
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