Wertheim Bregje, van Baalen Erik-Jan A, Dicke Marcel, Vet Louise E M
Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University, P.O. Box 8031, NL-6700 EH, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Annu Rev Entomol. 2005;50:321-46. doi: 10.1146/annurev.ento.49.061802.123329.
Although the use of aggregation pheromones has been reported for hundreds of nonsocial arthropod species, the evolutionary ecological aspects of this behavior have received little attention. Despite the elaborate literature on mechanisms, robust data on costs and benefits of aggregation pheromones are scant. Existing literature indicates that, in contrast to the diversity of mechanisms, the ecological conditions in which aggregation pheromones are used are more alike. This points to a few general categories for costs and benefits of aggregation pheromones, and these are discussed. We subsequently review interspecific interactions that may be affected by the use of aggregation pheromones. We encounter a strikingly frequent association of aggregation pheromones with fungi and microorganisms and address cross-attraction by competitor species and exploitation by natural enemies. We show that aggregative behavior by individuals through the use of pheromones can profoundly affect ecological interactions and advocate further evolutionary and ecological investigations of pheromone-mediated aggregation.
尽管已有数百种非社会性节肢动物物种被报道使用聚集信息素，但这种行为的进化生态学方面却很少受到关注。尽管关于其机制的文献丰富，但关于聚集信息素成本和收益的可靠数据却很少。现有文献表明，与机制的多样性形成对比的是，使用聚集信息素的生态条件更为相似。这指出了聚集信息素成本和收益的几个一般类别，并对此进行了讨论。随后，我们回顾了可能受聚集信息素使用影响的种间相互作用。我们发现聚集信息素与真菌和微生物之间存在惊人的频繁关联，并探讨了竞争物种的交叉吸引和天敌的利用。我们表明，个体通过使用信息素的聚集行为会深刻影响生态相互作用，并主张对信息素介导的聚集进行进一步的进化和生态学研究。
