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Introgression and Habitat Segregation in a Pair of Ladybird Beetle Species in the Genus Propylea (Coccinellidae, Coccinellinae) in Northern Japan
| Title: | Introgression and Habitat Segregation in a Pair of Ladybird Beetle Species in the Genus Propylea (Coccinellidae, Coccinellinae) in Northern Japan |
| Authors: | Suga, Hiromu Browse this author | | Hirano, Wataru Browse this author | | Katoh, Toru Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Matsubayashi, Kei W. Browse this author | | Katakura, Haruo Browse this author |
| Keywords: | canopy openness | | differentiation | | distribution | | ladybird beetle | | natural hybridization | | reproductive isolation |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2016 |
| Publisher: | Zoological Society of Japan |
| Journal Title: | Zoological science |
| Volume: | 33 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| Start Page: | 603 |
| End Page: | 610 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.2108/zs160062 |
| PMID: | 27927100 |
| Abstract: | The ladybird beetles Propylea quatuordecimpunctata and P. japonica have largely overlapping distributions in northern Japan, and in the laboratory produce fertile hybrids. In this study, we surveyed the distribution and morphological differentiation of these species and the hybrids in natural populations, with a focus on western Hokkaido, northern Japan. Phenotypic analyses were conducted for 987 individuals collected at 90 localities. In addition, the nuclear internal transcribed spacer-II (ITS2) region (549 bp) and part of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene (700 bp) were sequenced for 620 individuals from 53 localities. Analyses of both phenotypic and genotypic features discriminated two distinct entities assignable to P. quatuordecimpunctataand P. japonica. However, individuals with intermediate phenotypes and/or genotypes also occurred extensively, indicating natural hybridization. Putative P. quatuordecimpunctata individuals were collected across a wide range of altitudes (30-600 m), whereas those of P. japonica were found mostly lower than 300 m alt. In addition, P. quatuordecimpunctata was dominant in semi-open habitats shaded by canopy foliage, whereas P. japonica was frequent in more open habitats. The perceived altitudinal difference in the distributions may thus in part be a consequence of this different habitat preference, as open habitats are more common at lower altitudes in the study area. |
| Type: | article |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/67769 |
| Appears in Collections: | 理学院・理学研究院 (Graduate School of Science / Faculty of Science) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 加藤 徹
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