10.5061/DRYAD.75PH1
Arbuthnott, Devin
University of Washington
Levin, Tera C.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Promislow, Daniel E. L.
University of Washington
Data from: The impacts of Wolbachia and the microbiome on mate choice in
Drosophila melanogaster
Dryad
dataset
2015
Host-parasite interaction
Sexual selection & conflicts
2015-11-06T19:31:02Z
2015-11-06T19:31:02Z
en
https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.12788
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Symbionts and parasites can manipulate their hosts’ reproduction to their
own benefit, profoundly influencing patterns of mate choice and evolution
of the host population. Wolbachia is one of the most widespread symbionts
among arthropods, and one that alters its hosts’ reproduction in diverse
and dramatic ways. While we are beginning to appreciate how
Wolbachia's extreme manipulations of host reproduction can influence
species diversification and reproductive isolation, we understand little
about how symbionts and Wolbachia, in particular, may affect
intrapopulation processes of mate choice. We hypothesized that the
maternally transmitted Wolbachia would increase the attractiveness of its
female hosts to further its own spread. We therefore tested the effects of
Wolbachia removal and microbiome disruption on female attractiveness and
male mate choice among ten isofemale lines of Drosophila melanogaster. We
found variable effects of general microbiome disruption on female
attractiveness, with indications that bacteria interact with hosts in a
line-specific manner to affect female attractiveness. However, we found no
evidence that Wolbachia influence female attractiveness or male mate
choice among these lines. Although the endosymbiont Wolbachia can greatly
alter the reproduction of their hosts in many species, there is no
indication that they alter mate choice behaviours in D. melanogaster.
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