【摘要】 性信息素通讯是普遍而又古老的化学通讯的一种形式。多数鳞翅目蛾类依靠高度种特异性的性信息素通讯寻找配偶以及实现种间生殖隔离。种特异性信息素通讯系统的遗传与进化过程往往是物种形成的组成部分。虽然现在还没有直接证据表明性信息素通讯系统分化可以促使新物种的形成,但是关于性信息素通讯系统的多态性、遗传变异以及遗传机制的研究表明性信息素信号容易发生漂变,而性信息素的接受系统可以适应漂变的性信息素信号。本文对蛾类性信息素通讯系统的遗传与进化的研究进展作了评述,并对性信息素通讯系统进化与物种形成之间的关系进行了讨论。更多还原

【Abstract】 The sex pheromone communication is one of the chemical communications which are universal and ancient in nature. Most lepidopterous moths rely on the species-specific sex pheromone communication for mate finding and reproductive isolation between species. The processes for inheritance and evolution of species-specific sex pheromone communication are always a part of the process of speciation. Although no direct evidence for that the splitting of sex pheromone communication initializes the process of speciation, the research results for polymorphic pheromone channel and genetic architecture of pheromone communication system indicated the sex pheromone could shift and pheromone acceptor could track the shift. In this paper, we reviewed the research progresses of inheritance and evolution of sex pheromone communication system and discussed the role of pheromone communication system for speciation.更多还原