Mechanisms of communication and foraging in select insects – new research opportunities

特定昆虫的交流和觅食机制 – 新的研究机会

• 批准号: RGPIN-2015-04291
• 负责人: Gries, Gerhard
• 金额: $ 2.91万
• 依托单位: Simon Fraser University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2017
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2017-01-01 至 2018-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=632167
• 关键词: Mechanisms; communication; foraging; select; insects

We plan to study the biosynthetic origin, sensory reception, neuronal processing and behavioral effect of multi-modal signals and cues in 5 insect species that offer particularly intriguing research opportunities, as follows: (1) Having recently shown that bed bugs use a unique 6-component aggregation pheromone, we will test the hypothesis that 4 components stem from biosynthetic precursors in human blood. (2) Honey bees can sense local geomagnetic fields. We will test the hypothesis that the bees’ magnetic sense is based on single-domain ferromagnetic particles and plays a crucial role in their life history. (3) Bilateral symmetry with paired sense organs is common in all animals that depend on a comparison between left and right sensory input to locate prey or mates. We will test the hypothesis that the short-lived males of the strepsipreran

我们计划在5种提供了特别有趣的研究机会的昆虫物种中研究多模式信号和线索的生物合成起源、感觉接收、神经元处理和行为效应，具体如下：(1)最近发现臭虫使用一种独特的6组分聚集信息素，我们将检验这一假设，即4种组分来自人类血液中的生物合成前体。(2)蜜蜂可以感知当地的地磁场。我们将验证这样一种假设，即蜜蜂的磁感是基于单域铁磁颗粒，并在它们的生活史中发挥关键作用。(3)两侧对称的感觉器官配对，在所有依赖左右感觉输入比较来定位猎物或配偶的动物中都是常见的。我们将检验这一假说，链霉菌的短命雄性