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Evolution of insect pheromones and their role in reproductive isolation and speciation
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Wicker-Thomas, Claude |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | Abstract The importance for reproductive isolation of a change in the pheromone biosynthetic pathway, resulting in a different pheromone blend, is discussed in Lepidoptera and Diptera. The different sites of pheromone production and the biosynthetic enzymes are briefly reviewed. Two examples of a modification in the pheromone blend leading to reproductive isolation in Lepidoptera are taken as examples: the first, in Ostrinia nubilalis, is involved in the formation of two different populations showing reproductive isolation; the second, in the genus Ostrinia, might be at the origin of the formation of two different species. In both examples, a modification in the function of a desaturase involved in pheromone biosynthesis brings about change in the pheromone blend. In the fruitfly, Drosophila melanogaster, a mutation at a desaturase locus leads to the formation of two populations which differ in their pheromone mixtures and have developed premating isolation. The closely related species, D. melanogaster an... |
| Starting Page | 55 |
| Ending Page | 62 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1080/00379271.2011.10697696 |
| Volume Number | 47 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://zoologie.umons.ac.be/asef/pdf/2011_47_01_02/compact/Wicker-Thomas_2011_ASEF_47_1_2_055_062_compact.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1080/00379271.2011.10697696 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
