Exocrine Glands and Their Key Function in the Communication System of Social Insects

社會性昆蟲溝通的調節有相當程度是受到化學訊息分子或費洛蒙的作用，這些分子透過各種不同種類的外分泌腺體所產生，並遍佈於這些昆蟲體內。我們可以區別不同的腺體種類以及不同的費洛蒙溝通型式。本文將以五種不同解剖型的腺體為例，分別代表五種主要的社會性昆蟲，顯示腺體結構的多樣性以及它們對於許多費洛蒙功能的影響。

關鍵字

社會性昆蟲；外分泌腺體；形態學；費洛蒙；訊息交流

並列摘要

Communication in social insects to a very considerable extent is mediatedby the action of chemical messenger molecules or pheromones. These areproduced in an impressive variety of exocrine glands, that occur all over thebody of these insects. Various gland types as well as various types of pheromonal communication can be distinguished. This article gives an example of each of the 5 anatomical types, representing the 5 major social insect groups, illustrating their structural diversity and their involvement in several pheromonal functions.

並列關鍵字

social insects ； exocrine glands ； morphology ； pheromones ； communication

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Exocrine Glands and Their Key Function in the Communication System of Social Insects

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