Molecular tools and bumble bees: revealing hidden details of ecology and evolution in a model system.
Molecular tools and bumble bees: revealing hidden details of ecology and evolution in a model system.
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分子工具和熊蜂：揭示模型系统中隐藏的生态和进化细节。
DOI：
10.1111/mec.13198
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发表时间：
2015
影响因子：
4.9
通讯作者：
Woodard SH
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作者：
Woodard SH
大黄蜂是行为、生态学和进化研究的长期模式系统，因为它们的社会生活方式得到了很好的研究，作为野生和可管理的传粉者的宝贵作用，以及在温带生态系统中的无处不在和多样性。然而，尽管大黄蜂生物学的许多方面很重要，但在遗传时代和最近的基因组时代到来之前，它们一直是个谜。在这里，我们回顾和综合了利用现代遗传和基因组技术获得的关于大黄蜂的生态学、进化和行为的新见解。特别强调了大黄蜂生物学的四个领域：这一群体的共生进化、种群水平的过程、大规模的进化关系和模式，以及免疫和对杀虫剂的抗药性。最后，我们展望了大黄蜂基因组研究的未来，因为这个快速发展的领域有可能进一步彻底改变我们对大黄蜂的理解，特别是在适应和适应能力方面。在世界范围内，许多大黄蜂的数量正在下降。因此，在整个综述中，对大黄蜂的新分子见解与我们对大黄蜂衰落原因的理解之间存在联系。正在进行的和潜在的应用于大黄蜂的管理和保护也包括在内，以展示遗传学和基因组学支持的研究如何帮助保护这一受威胁的群体。
Bumble bees are a longstanding model system for studies on behaviour, ecology and evolution, due to their well‐studied social lifestyle, invaluable role as wild and managed pollinators, and ubiquity and diversity across temperate ecosystems. Yet despite their importance, many aspects of bumble bee biology have remained enigmatic until the rise of the genetic and, more recently, genomic eras. Here, we review and synthesize new insights into the ecology, evolution and behaviour of bumble bees that have been gained using modern genetic and genomic techniques. Special emphasis is placed on four areas of bumble bee biology: the evolution of eusociality in this group, population‐level processes, large‐scale evolutionary relationships and patterns, and immunity and resistance to pesticides. We close with a prospective on the future of bumble bee genomics research, as this rapidly advancing field has the potential to further revolutionize our understanding of bumble bees, particularly in regard to adaptation and resilience. Worldwide, many bumble bee populations are in decline. As such, throughout the review, connections are drawn between new molecular insights into bumble bees and our understanding of the causal factors involved in their decline. Ongoing and potential applications to bumble bee management and conservation are also included to demonstrate how genetics‐ and genomics‐enabled research aids in the preservation of this threatened group.