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ANNUAL REVIEW OF ENTOMOLOGY
卷 54, 期 -, 页码 251-266出版社
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ento.54.110807.090440
关键词
altruism; cannibalism; local mate competition; pheromone; polymorphism; polyphagy
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As parasitoids upon solitary bees and wasps and their nest cohabitants, Melittobia have an intricate life history that involves both female cooperation and variably expressed male siblicidal conflict. Inter- and intra-sexual dimorphism includes blind, flightless males and (probably nutritionally determined) short- and long-winged females. Thought to be highly inbred, Melittobia (to not conform to local mate competition (LMC) theory but exhibit simple forms of many social insect traits, including overlapping adult generations, different female phenotypes, close kinship ties, parental care, and altruistic cooperative escape behaviors. Most host records and research findings are based oil only 3 species-M. acasta, M. australica, and M. digitata-but any of the 12 species could have pest potential due to their polyphagy, explosive population growth, cryptic habits, and behavioral plasticity Readily cultured in the laboratory, Melittobia offer considerable potential as a model for genetic, developmental, and behavioral studies.
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