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Neurogenomic Signatures of Successes and Failures in Life-History Transitions in a Key Insect Pollinator

In this study, we examined the molecular processes underpinning the behavioral changes that accompany the major life-history transitions in a key pollinator, the bumblebee Bombus terrestris. We compared neuro-transcription in queens that succeeded or failed in switching from virgin and immature stat...

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Main Author: Manfredini, Fabio (author)
Other Authors: Romero, Alfonso (author), Pedroso, Inti (author), Burgos Edwards, Alberto Javier (author), Sumner, Seirian (author), Brown, Mark J.F. (author)
Format: article
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
1301 I+D en relación con las Ciencias naturales
BUMBLEBEE
BOMBUS TERRESTRIS
MATING
REPRODUCTIVE MATURATION
BRAIN
GENE NETWORK
BIOLOGIA EVOLUTIVA Y GENOMICA
GENETICA ANIMAL
BIOLOGIA
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14066/2832
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Summary:In this study, we examined the molecular processes underpinning the behavioral changes that accompany the major life-history transitions in a key pollinator, the bumblebee Bombus terrestris. We compared neuro-transcription in queens that succeeded or failed in switching from virgin and immature states, to mated and reproductively mature states. Both successes and failures were associated with distinct molecular profiles, illustrating how development during adulthood triggers distinct molecular profiles within a single caste of a eusocial insect.

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