GYPSY-MOTH LEPIDOPTERA
; POTATO TUBERWORM MOTH
; PHEROMONAL COMMUNICATION
; PHTHORIMAEA-OPERCULELLA
; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR
; ROCK LIZARDS
; TEMPERATURE
; BEHAVIOR
; SELECTION
; SYSTEM
WOS学科分类:
Zoology
WOS研究方向:
Zoology
英文摘要:
Global climate is changing at a rapid pace and the pivotal question is if the rate and extent of species' responses to stressful events enable them to persist in a changing world. Although the consequences of rapid environmental changes on animal life-history traits are receiving considerable attention, our understanding of how temperature fluctuations affect sexual chemical communication in animals is scarce. Male-female interactions often depend on pheromone detectability and sudden shifts in environmental temperature are expected to disrupt communication between potential mates. Whether organisms can adapt to temperature-induced changes at both signaller and receiver levels is virtually unexplored. In this perspective paper, we first provide a broad overview of the sex pheromone pathway, from biosynthesis to detection, and outline the importance of chemical-based mate choice. Finally, through several study cases, we highlight how thermal stress may interfere with chemical communication between the sexes, and discuss the potential evolutionary consequence of temperature stress.