@article{fdi:010053593, title = {{I}nferring native range and invasion scenarios with mitochondrial {DNA} : the case of {T}. solanivora successive north-south step-wise introductions across {C}entral and {S}outh {A}merica}, author = {{T}orres-{L}eguizamon, {M}agallita and {D}upas, {S}t{\'e}phane and {D}ardon, {D}. and {G}omez, {Y}. and {N}ino, {L}. and {C}arnero, {A}. and {P}adilla, {A}. and {M}erlin, {I}. and {F}ossoud, {A}mandine and {Z}eddam, {J}ean-{L}ouis and {L}{\'e}ry, {X}avier and {C}apdevielle {D}ulac, {C}. and {D}angles, {O}livier and {S}ilvain, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}ecia solanivora ({L}epidoptera: {G}elechiidae) is an invasive species that attacks the tubers of the potato {S}olanum tuberosum. {I}t is considered a serious pest of potato crops and stocks in all countries where it occurs. {I}n the present study, we sequenced 541 individuals sampled across the {T}. solanivora distribution range, using the mitochondrial {DNA} marker {C}ytochrome b ({C}ytb) to delimit the area of species origin. {W}e also analyzed the genetic structure of {T}. solanivora in its putative area of origin and described differences in haplotype diversity between samples from different geographic origins affected by the invasion. {W}e observed a gap in the level of genetic diversity between {G}uatemalan samples (h between 0.77 and 0.97) and those from {C}osta-{R}ica, {V}enezuela, {C}olombia, {E}cuador and the {C}anary {I}slands (h between 0 and 0.56). {T}he number of haplotypes has decreased over the colonization process, ending with the observation of a single haplotype in {C}olombia, {E}cuador and the {C}anary {I}slands. {C}onsequently, the invasion of {S}outh {A}merican countries by {T}. solanivora is likely to have had a front-like step-wise progression, where the most recently invaded country becomes the source of subsequent invasion.}, keywords = {{T}ecia solanivora ; {I}nvasive species ; {M}itochondrial {DNA} ; {G}enetic diversity ; {I}nvasion scenario}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{B}iological {I}nvasions}, volume = {13}, numero = {7}, pages = {1505--1519}, ISSN = {1387-3547}, year = {2011}, DOI = {10.1007/s10530-010-9909-2}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010053593}, }