Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA, USA.
Curr Opin Insect Sci. 2022 Apr;50:100891. doi: 10.1016/j.cois.2022.100891. Epub 2022 Feb 23.
As insects move through the world, they continuously engage in behavioral interactions with other species. These interactions take on a spectrum of forms, from inconsequential encounters to predation, defense, and specialized symbiotic partnerships. All such interactions rely on sensorimotor pathways that carry out efficient categorization of different organisms and enact behaviors that cross species boundaries. Despite the universality of interspecies interactions, how insect brains perceive and process salient features of other species remains unexplored. Here, we present an overview of major questions concerning the neurobiology and evolution of behavioral interactions between species, providing a framework for future research on this critical role of the insect nervous system.
当昆虫在世界中移动时，它们会不断与其他物种进行行为上的相互作用。这些相互作用呈现出一系列形式，从微不足道的相遇到捕食、防御和专门的共生伙伴关系。所有这些相互作用都依赖于传感器运动途径，这些途径能够有效地对不同的生物体进行分类，并实施跨越物种界限的行为。尽管种间相互作用具有普遍性，但昆虫大脑如何感知和处理其他物种的显著特征仍未得到探索。在这里，我们概述了物种间行为相互作用的神经生物学和进化方面的主要问题，为昆虫神经系统这一关键作用的未来研究提供了框架。
