@article{fdi:010058967,
  title = {{P}opulation genetics of {C}eratitis capitata in {S}outh {A}frica : implications for dispersal and pest management},
  author = {{K}arsten, {M}. and van {V}uuren, {B}. {J}. and {B}arnaud, {A}deline and {T}erblanche, {J}. {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he invasive {M}editerranean fruit fly (medfly), {C}eratitis capitata, is one of the major agricultural and economical pests globally. {U}nderstanding invasion risk and mitigation of medfly in agricultural landscapes requires knowledge of its population structure and dispersal patterns. {H}ere, estimates of dispersal ability are provided in medfly from {S}outh {A}frica at three spatial scales using molecular approaches. {I}ndividuals were genotyped at 11 polymorphic microsatellite loci and a subset of individuals were also sequenced for the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit {I} gene. {O}ur results show that {S}outh {A}frican medfly populations are generally characterized by high levels of genetic diversity and limited population differentiation at all spatial scales. {T}his suggests high levels of gene flow among sampling locations. {H}owever, natural dispersal in {C}. capitata has been shown to rarely exceed 10 km. {T}herefore, documented levels of high gene flow in the present study, even between distant populations (> 1600 km), are likely the result of human-mediated dispersal or at least some form of long-distance jump dispersal. {T}hese findings may have broad applicability to other global fruit production areas and have significant implications for ongoing pest management practices, such as the sterile insect technique.},
  keywords = {{AFRIQUE} {DU} {SUD}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {8},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {e54281},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0054281},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010058967},
}