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Spatial genetic structure in populations of the green oak leaf roller, Tortrix viridana L. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae)

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The green oak leaf roller (Tortrix viridana L.) is a major pest on oaks. The green oak leaf roller is one reason within a disease complex for the oak decline, and it leads to defoliation of oaks in spring. In Germany, Quercus robur L. is mainly affected. The partitioning of genetic variation within and among populations of forest pests is linked to their capacities for migration. And the capacity for migration is the basis for dispersal of the pest species to different host trees and host populations and, therefore, for further outbreak events. Thus, the within population spatial genetic structure (SGS) of T. viridana was investigated based on nuclear (AFLP) markers to analyse the dispersal capacity of this insect pest species at a very small spatial scale. A total of 401 individuals of the green oak leaf roller from four stands in North Rhine-Westphalia (Western Germany) were examined. In three of four populations, the AFLP markers revealed clearly SGS up to 40 m, which can be explained by the mating behaviour within this species.

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This project was supported by the “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft” (DFG). We thank Christoph Ziegler and Heinz-Peter Schmitt from the “Landesanstalt für Ökologie, Bodenordnung und Forsten” (LÖBF) for help finding the investigated stands, our technical assistants Susanne Jelkmann, Vivian Kuhlenkamp and Inge Schulze for the laboratory work.

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Schroeder, H., Degen, B. Spatial genetic structure in populations of the green oak leaf roller, Tortrix viridana L. (Lepidoptera, Tortricidae). Eur J Forest Res 127, 447–453 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-008-0228-4

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