Origins of Aminergic Regulation of Behavior in Complex Insect Social Systems
Open Access
- 10 October 2017
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Frontiers Media SA in Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience
- Vol. 11, 74
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnsys.2017.00074
Abstract
Neuromodulators are conserved across insect taxa, but how biogenic amines and their receptors in ancestral solitary forms have been co-opted to control behaviors in derived socially complex species is largely unknown. Here we explore patterns associated with the functions of octopamine, serotonin, and dopamine in solitary ancestral insects and their derived functions in eusocial ants, bees, wasps, and termites. Synthesizing current findings that reveal potential ancestral roles of monoamines in insects, we identify physiological processes and conserved behaviors under aminergic control, consider how biogenic amines may have evolved to modulate complex social behavior, and present focal research areas that warrant further study.Keywords
Funding Information
- Australian Research Council (DP150101172)
- H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (BrainiAnts-660976)
- National Science Foundation (IOS 1354291, IOS 1354193)
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