Population genetics and migration pathways of the Mediterranean fruit fly Ceratitis capitata inferred with coalescent methods.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Invasive species are a growing threat to food biosecurity and cause significant economic losses in agricultural systems. Despite their damaging effect, they are attractive models for the study of evolution and adaptation in newly colonised environments. The Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata, as a member of the family Tephritidae, is one of the most studied invasive species feeding on many fruit crops in the tropics and subtropics worldwide. This study aims to determine the global macrogeographic population structure of Ceratitis capitata and reconstruct its potential migration routes.

Method

A partial mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene from >400 individual medflies and 14 populations from four continents was sequenced and subjected to

SUBMITTER: Arias MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6086102 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature