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Curr Opin Insect Sci


Title:The evolution of cuticular fertility signals in eusocial insects
Author(s):Smith AA; Liebig J;
Address:"Research & Collections, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 W. Jones St, Raleigh, NC 27601, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. Electronic address: Adrian.Smith@naturalsciences.org. School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA"
Journal Title:Curr Opin Insect Sci
Year:2017
Volume:20170603
Issue:
Page Number:79 - 84
DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2017.05.017
ISSN/ISBN:2214-5753 (Electronic)
Abstract:"A reproductive division of labor is a definitive characteristic of eusocial insect societies and it requires a means through which colony members can assess the presence and productivity of reproductive individuals. Cuticular hydrocarbons are the primary means of doing so across eusocial hymenopterans. However, recent experimental work presents conflicting views on how these chemical signals function, are interpreted by workers, and evolve. These recent advances include demonstrations of hydrocarbons as evolutionarily conserved 'queen pheromones' and as species-divergent 'fertility signals' used by both queens and workers. In this review, we synthesize conflicting studies into an evolutionary framework suggesting a transition of reproductive communication from cue-like signature mixtures, to learned fertility signals, to innate queen pheromones that evolved across eusocial insects"
Keywords:Animal Communication Animals *Biological Evolution Fertility/physiology Hymenoptera/*physiology Isoptera/physiology Pheromones/metabolism Social Behavior;
Notes:"MedlineSmith, Adrian A Liebig, Jurgen eng Review Netherlands 2017/08/15 Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2017 Aug; 22:79-84. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2017.05.017. Epub 2017 Jun 3"

 
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