Gámez A Matías, León Samuel P
Universidad de Cádiz, Spain; Universidad de Jaén, Spain.
Universidad de Jaén, Spain.
Behav Processes. 2018 Dec;157:286-290. doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2018.10.023. Epub 2018 Oct 31.
One of the most relevant behaviors in the life of some insects is oviposition, because reproductive fitness largely depends on the choice of egg-laying site. We report one experiment that explored the influence of Pavlovian conditioning on oviposition choices of the silkworm. Our results show that moths that jointly experienced an odor (conditioned stimulus) and mulberry leaves (the preferred oviposition place for the moths) preferred to lay their eggs near the odor when it was present, whereas moths in which the odor and the mulberry leaves never appeared together showed no preference. This result provides evidence of the important role that a psychological process such as Pavlovian conditioning has for the survival of this species.
在某些昆虫的生命中，最相关的行为之一是产卵，因为繁殖适应性在很大程度上取决于产卵地点的选择。我们报告了一项实验，该实验探究了巴甫洛夫条件反射对家蚕产卵选择的影响。我们的结果表明，同时经历过一种气味（条件刺激）和桑叶（家蚕偏好的产卵地点）的蛾子，在有这种气味时更倾向于在其附近产卵，而气味和桑叶从未同时出现的蛾子则没有表现出偏好。这一结果证明了诸如巴甫洛夫条件反射这样的心理过程对该物种生存的重要作用。
