ミツバチの体量、病原体、地域の気候が暑さ耐性に影響する(Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance)

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2024-05-03 ペンシルベニア州立大学(PennState)

気温の極端な変動に対する蜂の耐性は、気候変動における彼らの持続可能性を決定するかもしれません。しかし、耐熱性は異なる集団間や集団内で異なります。そこで、ペンシルベニア州立大学の昆虫学者を中心とした研究チームは、蜂の身体的特徴、例えば体重における性差を調べ、これらの特徴が環境条件や病原体、その他の要因とどのように相互作用するかを理解しようとしました。

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ミツバチの体量、気温、病原体の強さが臨界温度最大値とその個体群レベルの変動に異なる影響を与える Body mass, temperature, and pathogen intensity differentially affect critical thermal maxima and their population-level variation in a solitary bee

Laura J. Jones, Douglas A. Miller, Rudolf J. Schilder, Margarita M. López-Uribe
Ecology and Evolution  Published: 15 February 2024
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10945

ミツバチの体量、病原体、地域の気候が暑さ耐性に影響する(Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance)

Abstract

Climate change presents a major threat to species distribution and persistence. Understanding what abiotic or biotic factors influence the thermal tolerances of natural populations is critical to assessing their vulnerability under rapidly changing thermal regimes. This study evaluates how body mass, local climate, and pathogen intensity influence heat tolerance and its population-level variation (SD) among individuals of the solitary bee Xenoglossa pruinosa. We assess the sex-specific relationships between these factors and heat tolerance given the differences in size between sexes and the ground-nesting behavior of the females. We collected X. pruinosa individuals from 14 sites across Pennsylvania, USA, that varied in mean temperature, precipitation, and soil texture. We measured the critical thermal maxima (CTmax) of X. pruinosa individuals as our proxy for heat tolerance and used quantitative PCR to determine relative intensities of three parasite groups—trypanosomes, Spiroplasma apis (mollicute bacteria), and Vairimorpha apis (microsporidian). While there was no difference in CTmax between the sexes, we found that CTmax increased significantly with body mass and that this relationship was stronger for males than for females. Air temperature, precipitation, and soil texture did not predict mean CTmax for either sex. However, population-level variation in CTmax was strongly and negatively correlated with air temperature, which suggests that temperature is acting as an environmental filter. Of the parasites screened, only trypanosome intensity correlated with heat tolerance. Specifically, trypanosome intensity negatively correlated with the CTmax of female X. pruinosa but not males. Our results highlight the importance of considering size, sex, and infection status when evaluating thermal tolerance traits. Importantly, this study reveals the need to evaluate trends in the variation of heat tolerance within and between populations and consider implications of reduced variation in heat tolerance for the persistence of ectotherms in future climate conditions.

生物環境工学
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