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Secondary Symbionts Affect Foraging Capacities of Plant-Specialized Genotypes of the Pea Aphid

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Ecological specialization is widespread in animals, especially in phytophagous insects, which have often a limited range of host plant species. This host plant specialization results from divergent selection on insect populations, which differ consequently in traits like behaviors involved in plant use. Although recent studies highlighted the influence of symbionts on dietary breadth of their insect hosts, whether these microbial partners influence the foraging capacities of plant-specialized insects has received little attention. In this study, we used the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum, which presents distinct plant-specialized lineages and several secondary bacterial symbionts, to examine the possible effects of symbionts on the different foraging steps from plant searching to host plant selection. In particular, we tested the effect of secondary symbionts on the aphid capacity (1) to explore habitat at long distance (estimated through the production of winged offspring), (2) to explore habitat at short distance, and (3) to select its host plant. We found that secondary symbionts had a variable influence on the production of winged offspring in some genotypes, with potential consequences on dispersal and survival. By contrast, symbionts influenced both short-distance exploration and host plant selection only marginally. The implication of symbionts' influence on insect foraging capacities is discussed.
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hal-03185630 , version 1 (30-03-2021)

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Corentin Sochard, Corentin Dupont, Jean-Christophe Simon, Yannick Outreman. Secondary Symbionts Affect Foraging Capacities of Plant-Specialized Genotypes of the Pea Aphid. Microbial ecology, 2021, 82 (4), pp.1009-1019. ⟨10.1007/s00248-021-01726-7⟩. ⟨hal-03185630⟩
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