Delimiting the cryptic diversity and host preferences of Sycophila parasitoid wasps associated with oak galls using phylogenomic data
Delimiting the cryptic diversity and host preferences of Sycophila parasitoid wasps associated with oak galls using phylogenomic data
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使用系统发育数据界定与橡树瘿相关的 Sycophila 寄生蜂的隐秘多样性和宿主偏好
DOI:
10.1111/mec.16582
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Davis, Charles
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作者:
Zhang, Yuanmeng M.;Sheikh, Sofia I.;Ward, Anna K.;Forbes, Andrew A.;Prior, Kirsten M.;Stone, Graham N.;Gates, Michael W.;Egan, Scott P.;Zhang, Linyi;Davis, Charles
Cryptic species diversity is a major challenge regarding the species‐rich community of parasitoids attacking oak gall wasps due to a high degree of sexual dimorphism, morphological plasticity, small size and poorly known biology. As such, we know very little about the number of species present, nor the evolutionary forces responsible for generating this diversity. One hypothesis is that trait diversity in the gall wasps, including the morphology of the galls they induce, has evolved in response to selection imposed by the parasitoid community, with reciprocal selection driving diversification of the parasitoids. Using a rare, continental‐scale data set ofSycophilaparasitoid wasps reared from 44 species of cynipid galls from 18 species of oak across the USA, we combined mitochondrial DNA barcodes, ultraconserved elements (UCEs), morphological and natural history data to delimit putative species. Using these results, we generate the first large‐scale assessment of ecological specialization and host association in this species‐rich group, with implications for evolutionary ecology and biocontrol. We find mostSycophilatarget specific subsets of available cynipid host galls with similar morphologies, and generally attack larger galls. Our results suggest that parasitoid wasps such asSycophilahave adaptations allowing them to exploit particular host trait combinations, while hosts with contrasting traits are resistant to attack. These findings support the tritrophic niche concept for the structuring of plant–herbivore–parasitoid communities.
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