How does communication evolve? Insights from geographic variation in facial signaling in Polistes paper wasps

IF 5.8 1区农林科学 Q1 BIOLOGY Current opinion in insect science Pub Date : 2024-09-05 DOI:10.1016/j.cois.2024.101258

Michael J Sheehan, Christopher M Jernigan

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Communication systems require coordination between senders and receivers; therefore, understanding how novel signals arise is challenging. Intraspecific geographic variation in signaling provides an opportunity to investigate the factors that shape signal evolution. Facial signals in Polistes paper wasps provide an interesting case study for the causes and consequences of geographic variation in signaling systems. Two species of paper wasps, Polistes dominula and Polistes fuscatus, have been well studied for their facial patterns that signal quality and individual identity, respectively. Remarkably, whether or not facial patterns are used as signals at all appears to vary geographically in both species. The relative evidence for the roles of phenotypic plasticity versus genetic differentiation is discussed. Future research directions that leverage geographic variation in Polistes hold promise to substantially contribute to understanding the links between signals and behavior, as well as the evolution of cognition.

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交流是如何进化的？从 Polistes 纸黄蜂面部信号的地理变异中获得启示。

通讯系统需要发送者和接收者之间的协调，因此了解新信号是如何产生的具有挑战性。信号的种内地理变异为研究形成信号进化的因素提供了机会。Polistes 纸黄蜂的面部信号为研究信号系统地理变异的原因和后果提供了一个有趣的案例。对两种纸蜂（P. dominula和P. fuscatus）的面部图案进行了深入研究，它们的面部图案分别是质量信号和个体身份信号。值得注意的是，在这两个物种中，面部图案是否被用作信号似乎存在地域差异。本文讨论了表型可塑性与遗传分化作用的相对证据。未来的研究方向是利用 Polistes 的地理变异，为理解信号与行为之间的联系以及认知的进化做出重大贡献。

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Current opinion in insect science BIOLOGYECOLOGYENTOMOLOGY-ECOLOGY

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113

期刊介绍： Current Opinion in Insect Science is a new systematic review journal that aims to provide specialists with a unique and educational platform to keep up–to–date with the expanding volume of information published in the field of Insect Science. As this is such a broad discipline, we have determined themed sections each of which is reviewed once a year. The following 11 areas are covered by Current Opinion in Insect Science. -Ecology -Insect genomics -Global Change Biology -Molecular Physiology (Including Immunity) -Pests and Resistance -Parasites, Parasitoids and Biological Control -Behavioural Ecology -Development and Regulation -Social Insects -Neuroscience -Vectors and Medical and Veterinary Entomology There is also a section that changes every year to reflect hot topics in the field. Section Editors, who are major authorities in their area, are appointed by the Editors of the journal. They divide their section into a number of topics, ensuring that the field is comprehensively covered and that all issues of current importance are emphasized. Section Editors commission articles from leading scientists on each topic that they have selected and the commissioned authors write short review articles in which they present recent developments in their subject, emphasizing the aspects that, in their opinion, are most important. In addition, they provide short annotations to the papers that they consider to be most interesting from all those published in their topic over the previous year.