Genetic diversity promotes homeostasis in insect colonies

被引：260

作者：

Oldroyd, Benjamin P. ^{[1
]}

Fewell, Jennifer H.

机构：

[1] Univ Sydney, Sch Biol Sci A12, Behav & Genet Social Insects Lab, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia

[2] Arizona State Univ, Sch Life Sci, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA

[3] Arizona State Univ, Ctr Social Dynam & Complex, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA

来源：

TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION | 2007年 / 22卷 / 08期

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会; 美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1016/j.tree.2007.06.001

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Although most insect colonies are headed by a singly mated queen, some ant, wasp and bee taxa have evolved high levels of multiple mating or 'polyandry'. We argue here that a contributing factor towards the evolution of polyandry is that the resulting genetic diversity within colonies provides them with a system of genetically based task specialization, enabling them to respond resiliently to environmental perturbation. An alternate view is that genetic contributions to task specialization are a side effect of multiple mating, which evolved through other causes, and that genetically based task specialization now makes little or no contribution to colony fitness.

引用

页码：408 / 413

页数：6

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