Giglio Anita, Brandmayr Pietro, Talarico Federica, Brandmayr Tullia Zetto
Department of Ecology, University of Calabria, via P. Bucci, I-87036 Arcavacata di Rende (CS), Italy.
Zookeys. 2011(100):193-201. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.100.1527. Epub 2011 May 20.
Many exocrine products used by ground beetles are pheromones and allomones that regulate intra- and interspecific interactions and contribute to their success in terrestrial ecosystems. This mini-review attempts to unify major themes related to the exocrine glands of carabid beetles. Here we report on both glandular structures and the role of secretions in carabid adults, and that little information is available on the ecological significance of glandular secretions in pre-imaginal stages.
许多步甲所使用的外分泌产物都是信息素和异种信息素,它们调节种内和种间相互作用,并有助于步甲在陆地生态系统中取得成功。这篇小型综述试图统一与步甲外分泌腺相关的主要主题。在这里,我们报告了步甲成虫的腺体结构和分泌物的作用,并且关于幼虫阶段腺体分泌物的生态意义,我们所知甚少。