The evolution and genetics of lepidopteran egg and caterpillar coloration
The evolution and genetics of lepidopteran egg and caterpillar coloration
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鳞翅目卵和毛毛虫颜色的进化和遗传学
DOI：
10.1016/j.gde.2021.04.006
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发表时间：
2021
影响因子：
4
通讯作者：
Songyuan Wu
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作者：
Xiaoling Tong;Liang Qiao;Jiangwen Luo;Xin Ding;Songyuan Wu
几个世纪以来，昆虫的颜色和颜色图案一直吸引着生物学家。虽然大量的研究集中在果蝇和蝴蝶的成年颜色上，但我们对胚胎和幼虫阶段颜色是如何产生和多样化的理解仍然有限，特别是在不活动的胚胎和幼虫阶段保护性颜色背后的遗传学。鳞翅目是分布最广、种类最丰富的昆虫目之一，由于鳞翅目的卵和幼虫在物种内或物种间具有显著的不同颜色，这些颜色通常在不同的发育阶段或不同的环境中变化，因此对揭示这些机制非常有帮助。本文综述了鳞翅目卵和毛虫颜色多样性的遗传基础、发育机制、生态学和进化等方面的研究进展。
Insect colors and color patterns have fascinated biologists for centuries. While extensive research has focused on the adult colors ofDrosophilaand butterflies, our understanding of how colors are generated and diversified in embryonic and larval stages remains limited, especially, the genetics behind the protective coloration of the immobile embryonic and larval stages. Lepidoptera, one of the most widespread and species-rich insect orders, are extremely helpful uncovering those mechanisms due to their remarkable diverse colors in eggs and caterpillars within or among species, and these colors usually are variable in different developmental stages or in response to different environments. Here we review the recent progress on coloration of lepidopteran eggs and caterpillars, focusing on the genetic basis, developmental mechanisms, ecology, and evolution underlying the remarkable color diversity.