Geographic and Seasonal Variation in Species Diversity and Community Composition of Frugivorous Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and their Leptopilina (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) Parasitoids

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dc.contributor.authorLue, Chia-Hua
dc.contributor.authorBorowy, Dorothy
dc.contributor.authorBuffington, Matthew L
dc.contributor.authorLeips, Jeff
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-02T01:07:37Z
dc.date.available2022-06-02T01:07:37Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-05
dc.description.abstractMany studies have investigated species diversity patterns across space and time, but few have explored patterns of coexistence of tightly interacting species. We documented species diversity patterns in a host–parasitoid system across broad geographic location and seasons. We calculated species diversity (H and eH   ′) and compared the relationship between community similarity and geographic distances of frugivorous Drosophila host (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and Leptopilina parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) communities across Eastern North America, from New Hampshire to Florida, at two time points during the breeding season. We also analyzed the influence of environmental factors on species assemblages via constrained correspondence analysis and lastly calculated cluster dendrograms to identify potential host–parasitoid interactions. We found that the composition of Drosophila–Leptopilina communities varied significantly with latitude. Interestingly, diversity increased with increasing latitude, a trend counter to latitudinal patterns of diversity observed in many other taxa. We also found seasonal effects of monthly temperature range and precipitation on host biodiversity patterns across geographic locations. Cluster dendrograms nominated potential parasitoid–hosts and competitive interactions to be validated in the future studies. The present study fills an important gap of knowledge in North American Drosophila–Leptopilina species diversity patterns and lays the groundwork for future ecological and evolutionary studies in this system.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipWe extend our gratitude to the owners of One Straw Farm (White Hall, MD), Weber Farm (Glen Arm, MD), Robert Is Here (Homestead, FL), Fruit and Spice Park (Homestead, FL), Orchard Pond Organic Farm (Tallahassee, FL), Martha Pirkle (Franklin, NH) and Musser Fruit Research Farm (Seneca, SC) for allowing us to sample on their property. We gratefully acknowledge Dr. Jeff Birdsley for teaching C-H.L. to identify Drosophila species and Tim Ford (University of Maryland – Baltimore County [UMBC]) for advice on image processing and for help with the figures. We also thank Dr. Kimberly Hughes (Florida State University), Dr. Helen Rodd (U of T), and Dr. Margaret Ptacek (Clemson University) for providing housing for C-H.L. during the fieldwork. We thank Dr. Amy Driskell (National Museum of Natural History [NMNH]) and Dr. Chris Swan (UMBC) for suggestions on the manuscript. This study was supported by a NMNH graduate student fellowship to C-H.L. from UMBC and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Mention of trade names or commercial products in this publication is solely for the purpose of providing specific information and does not imply recommendation or endorsement by the USDA. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://academic.oup.com/ee/article/47/5/1096/5086582?login=trueen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2robj-rq97
dc.identifier.citationChia-Hua Lue, Dorothy Borowy, Matthew L Buffington, Jeff Leips, Geographic and Seasonal Variation in Species Diversity and Community Composition of Frugivorous Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and their Leptopilina (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) Parasitoids, Environmental Entomology, Volume 47, Issue 5, October 2018, Pages 1096–1106, https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvy114en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvy114
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/24790
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherOxford Academicen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Biological Sciences Department Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
dc.rightsThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.en_US
dc.subjectspecies interactionen_US
dc.subjectlatitudinal gradienten_US
dc.subjectbiodiversityen_US
dc.subjectgeographic mosaic theoryen_US
dc.subjectcoevolutionen_US
dc.titleGeographic and Seasonal Variation in Species Diversity and Community Composition of Frugivorous Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) and their Leptopilina (Hymenoptera: Figitidae) Parasitoidsen_US
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