Ingleby, FC;
(2015)
Insect Cuticular Hydrocarbons as Dynamic Traits in Sexual Communication.
Insects
, 6
(3)
pp. 732-742.
10.3390/insects6030732.
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Abstract
Recent research has demonstrated extensive within-species variation in pheromone expression in insect species, contrary to the view that pheromones are largely invariant within species. In fact, many studies on insect cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) show that pheromones can be highly dynamic traits that can express significant short-term plasticity across both abiotic and social environments. It is likely that this variability in CHC expression contributes to their important role in sexual signaling and mate choice. In this review, I discuss CHC plasticity and how this might influence sexual communication. I also highlight two important avenues for future research: examining plasticity in how individuals respond to CHC signals, and testing how sexual communication varies across abiotic and social environments.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Insect Cuticular Hydrocarbons as Dynamic Traits in Sexual Communication |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3390/insects6030732 |
| Publisher version: | http://doi.org/10.3390/insects6030732 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. (CC BY 4.0). |
| Keywords: | CHCs; plasticity; sexual signals; social environment |
| UCL classification: | UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10041910 |
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