Eur. J. Entomol. 105 (4): 553-560, 2008

The genetic architecture of extended life span in the seed beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)

Darka ŠEŠLIJA1, Nikola TUCIĆ*,1,2
1 Department of Evolutionary Biology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stankovi c", Blvd Despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia; e-mail: ntucic@ibiss.bg.ac.yu
2 Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia

We studied the genetic architecture of the differences in the longevity between lines selected for postponed senescence and a control population of the seed beetle Acanthoscelides obtectus maintained on two hosts. By using lines with increased longevity, which were obtained by selection on natural variation in longevity, we showed that the genetic architecture of seed beetle longevity is complex, with sex-specific effects and variation attributable to many interacting genes, whose expression depend on the host on which the beetles were reared. The nonadditive genetic effects were more strongly expressed when reared on chickpeas, a novel host, than on beans. Outbreeding depression, with respect to longevity, was a consequence of both the intrinsic effect of interactions between genes from different parental sources (disruption of coadapted gene complexes) and the genotype × host interaction (loss of local adaptation).

Keywords: Bruchidae, Acanthoscelides obtectus, ageing, genetic architecture, epistasis, longevity

Received: April 18, 2008; Revised: June 28, 2008; Accepted: June 28, 2008; Published: October 24, 2008  Show citation

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