Environmentally responsive reproduction: neuroendocrine signalling and the evolution of eusociality.

Autor: Knapp RA; School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK., Norman VC; School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK., Rouse JL; School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK., Duncan EJ; School of Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK. Electronic address: e.j.duncan@leeds.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Current opinion in insect science [Curr Opin Insect Sci] 2022 Oct; Vol. 53, pp. 100951. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 18.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cois.2022.100951
Abstrakt: Eusociality is a rare but successful life-history strategy that is defined by the reproductive division of labour. In eusocial species, most females forgo their own reproduction to support that of a dominant female or queen. In many eusocial insects, worker reproduction is inhibited via dominance hierarchies or by pheromones produced by the queen and her brood. Here, we consider whether these cues may act as generic 'environmental signals', similar to temperature or nutrition stress, which induce a state of reproductive dormancy in some solitary insects. We review the recent findings regarding the mechanisms of reproductive dormancy in insects and highlight key gaps in our understanding of how environmental cues inhibit reproduction.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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