A monogenean parasite reveals the widespread translocation of the African clawed frog in its native range
| العنوان: | A monogenean parasite reveals the widespread translocation of the African clawed frog in its native range |
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| المؤلفون: | Louis Heyns Du Preez, Anneke Lincoln Schoeman, Nikol Kmentová, Maarten Vanhove |
| المساهمون: | Schoeman, Anneke L., du Preez, Louis H., KMENTOVA, Nikol, VANHOVE, Maarten |
| المصدر: | Journal of Applied Ecology. 59:2670-2687 |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley, 2022. |
| سنة النشر: | 2022 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Science & Technology, intraspecific cryptic invasion, HOST, comparative phylogeography, Ecology, Biodiversity & Conservation, DIVERSITY, Environmental Sciences & Ecology, biological invasion, MITOCHONDRIAL, CD-HIT, ENVIRONMENTAL-CHANGE, PHYLOGEOGRAPHY, XENOPUS-LAEVIS PIPIDAE, Xenopus laevis, CRYPTIC INVASION, holistic specimen, GENUS XENOPUS, parasite tag, Protopolystoma xenopodis, EVOLUTIONARY, Biodiversity Conservation, Life Sciences & Biomedicine |
| الوصف: | The management of bio-invasions relies upon the development of methods to trace their origin and expansion. Cointroduced parasites, especially monogenean flatworms, are ideal tags for the movement of their hosts due to their short generations, direct life cycles and host specificity. However, they are yet to be applied to trace the intraspecific movement of host lineages in their native ranges. As proof of this concept, we conducted a comparative phylogeographic analysis based upon two mitochondrial markers of a globally invasive frog Xenopus laevis and its monogenean parasite Protopolystoma xenopodis in its native range in southern Africa and invasive range in Europe. Translocation of lineages was largely masked in the frog's phylogeography. However, incongruent links between host and parasite phylogeography indicated host switches from one host lineage to another after these were brought into contact in the native range. Thus, past translocation of host lineages is revealed by the invasion success of its cointroduced parasite lineage. This study demonstrates that parasite data can serve as an independent line of evidence in invasion biology, also on the intraspecific level, shedding light on previously undetected invasion dynamics. Based upon the distribution of these invasive parasite lineages, we infer that there is widespread anthropogenic translocation of this frog, not only via official export routes, but also facilitated by the frog's use as live bait by angling communities. Synthesis and applications. Data from cointroduced, host-specific parasites, as tags for translocation, can add value to investigations in invasion biology and conservation. A better understanding of the translocation history and resulting genetic mixing of host and parasite lineages in the native range can shed light on the genetic make-up of parasite assemblages cointroduced to the invasive range. Knowledge of the intraspecific movement of different lineages of animals in their native ranges also has conservation implications, since contact between divergent lineages of hosts and parasites can facilitate host switches and altered parasite dynamics in both native and invasive populations. Therefore, we recommend the inclusion of parasite data as a more holistic approach to the invasion ecology of animals on the intraspecific level. The authors express their heartfelt thanks to the anonymous reviewers who provided invaluable advice to improve the earlier drafts of this manuscript. We acknowledge the financial support of the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa. Any opinion, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and the NRF does not accept any liability in this regard. ALS received funding from the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence for Invasion Biology (South Africa) and the NRF South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity. LHdP is indebted to the NRF Foundational Biodiversity Information Programme (no. 120782) for financial support. The project utilised the infrastructure of the Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, NorthWest University (South Africa). This research was supported by EMBRC Belgium—FWO project GOH3817N. Any opinion, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and the NRF does not accept any liability in this regard. NK and MPMV are financed by the Special Research Fund of Hasselt University (BOF21PD01 and BOF20TT06, respectively). The authors express their sincere thanks to a number of persons who assisted in the collection of the frogs. Guénolé le Peutrec, Jean Secondi, Natasha Kruger and Rodolphe Olivier helped with the collection in France. Rui Rebelo provided access to frogs from Portugal. In South Africa, several farm owners graciously gave permission for collection to take place on their properties and provided lodging for the research team: Fanus and Olga Kritzinger, William and Christa van Zyl, Dave Schlebusch, Fanus and Carin Oberholzer, Danie and Annalise Marais, Johan Hamann, Tobie Bielt, Gert Bench, Stoffel Labuschagne, Jannie and Susan van Rensburg, Jan Meintjies, Marthinus Hartman, Douw and Louise de Jager and Ernest de Villiers. Lastly, Mathys Schoeman, Clarke Scholtz, Andrea Darvall, Willie Landman, Ferdi de Lange, John Measey and Roxanne Viviers assisted with the collection of frogs at the remainder of the localities in South Africa. The authors are also indebted to numerous local recreational fishermen who were willing to share details about their use of Xenopus laevis across South Africa. The utilisation of the frogs and the research protocols were approved by the Animal Care, Health and Safety in Research Ethics (AnimCare) Committee of the Faculty of Health Sciences of the North-West University (ethics number: NWU-0380-16-A5-01). Animals from the South African populations were sampled under the permits 0056-AAA007-00224 (CapeNature) and FAUNA 1343-2017 (Northern Cape) provided by the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism. |
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