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Natural Diversity of Cuticular Pheromones in a Local Population of Drosophila after Laboratory Acclimation

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Experimental studies of insects are often based on strains raised for many generations in constant laboratory conditions. However, laboratory acclimation could reduce species diversity reflecting adaptation to varied natural niches. Hydrocarbons covering the insect cuticle (cuticular hydrocarbons; CHCs) are reliable adaptation markers. They are involved in dehydration reduction and protection against harmful factors. CHCs can also be involved in chemical communication principally related to reproduction. However, the diversity of CHC profiles in nature and their evolution in the laboratory have rarely been investigated. Here, we sampled CHC natural diversity in Drosophila melanogaster flies from a particular location in a temperate region. We also measured cis-Vaccenyl acetate, a male-specific volatile pheromone. After trapping flies using varied fruit baits, we set up 21 D. melanogaster lines and analysed their pheromones at capture and after 1 to 40 generations in the laboratory. Under laboratory conditions, the broad initial pheromonal diversity found in male and female flies rapidly changed and became more limited. In some females, we detected CHCs only reported in tropical populations: the presence of flies with a novel CHC profile may reflect the rapid adaptation of this cosmopolitan species to global warming in a temperate area.
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hal-04666402 , version 1 (01-08-2024)

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Jean-François Ferveur, Jérôme Cortot, Matthew Cobb, Claude Everaerts. Natural Diversity of Cuticular Pheromones in a Local Population of Drosophila after Laboratory Acclimation. Insects, 2024, 15 (4), pp.273. ⟨10.3390/insects15040273⟩. ⟨hal-04666402⟩
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