Seven Questions on the Chemical Ecology and Neurogenetics of Resource-Mediated Speciation
Adaptation to different environments can result in reproductive isolation between populations and the formation of new species. Food resources are among the most important environmental factors shaping local adaptation. The chemosensory system, the most ubiquitous sensory channel in the animal kingd...
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| author | Xiaocui Wang Thomas A. Verschut Thomas A. Verschut Jean-Christophe Billeter Martine E. Maan |
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| description | Adaptation to different environments can result in reproductive isolation between populations and the formation of new species. Food resources are among the most important environmental factors shaping local adaptation. The chemosensory system, the most ubiquitous sensory channel in the animal kingdom, not only detects food resources and their chemical composition, but also mediates sexual communication and reproductive isolation in many taxa. Chemosensory divergence may thus play a crucial role in resource-mediated adaptation and speciation. Understanding how the chemosensory system can facilitate resource-mediated ecological speciation requires integrating mechanistic studies of the chemosensory system with ecological studies, to link the genetics and physiology of chemosensory properties to divergent adaptation. In this review, we use examples of insect research to present seven key questions that can be used to understand how the chemosensory system can facilitate resource-mediated ecological speciation in consumer populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-08763f3e6217413591d125fc9080da0b2022-12-21T19:43:01ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution2296-701X2021-02-01910.3389/fevo.2021.640486640486Seven Questions on the Chemical Ecology and Neurogenetics of Resource-Mediated SpeciationXiaocui Wang0Thomas A. Verschut1Thomas A. Verschut2Jean-Christophe Billeter3Martine E. Maan4Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsGroningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsDepartment of Zoology, Stockholm University, Stockholm, SwedenGroningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsGroningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, NetherlandsAdaptation to different environments can result in reproductive isolation between populations and the formation of new species. Food resources are among the most important environmental factors shaping local adaptation. The chemosensory system, the most ubiquitous sensory channel in the animal kingdom, not only detects food resources and their chemical composition, but also mediates sexual communication and reproductive isolation in many taxa. Chemosensory divergence may thus play a crucial role in resource-mediated adaptation and speciation. Understanding how the chemosensory system can facilitate resource-mediated ecological speciation requires integrating mechanistic studies of the chemosensory system with ecological studies, to link the genetics and physiology of chemosensory properties to divergent adaptation. In this review, we use examples of insect research to present seven key questions that can be used to understand how the chemosensory system can facilitate resource-mediated ecological speciation in consumer populations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.640486/fullecological speciationresource heterogeneityfoodadaptationreproductive isolationinsect |
| spellingShingle | Xiaocui Wang Thomas A. Verschut Thomas A. Verschut Jean-Christophe Billeter Martine E. Maan Seven Questions on the Chemical Ecology and Neurogenetics of Resource-Mediated Speciation Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ecological speciation resource heterogeneity food adaptation reproductive isolation insect |
| title | Seven Questions on the Chemical Ecology and Neurogenetics of Resource-Mediated Speciation |
| title_full | Seven Questions on the Chemical Ecology and Neurogenetics of Resource-Mediated Speciation |
| title_fullStr | Seven Questions on the Chemical Ecology and Neurogenetics of Resource-Mediated Speciation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seven Questions on the Chemical Ecology and Neurogenetics of Resource-Mediated Speciation |
| title_short | Seven Questions on the Chemical Ecology and Neurogenetics of Resource-Mediated Speciation |
| title_sort | seven questions on the chemical ecology and neurogenetics of resource mediated speciation |
| topic | ecological speciation resource heterogeneity food adaptation reproductive isolation insect |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.640486/full |
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