Kin recognition in Drosophila: rearing environment and relatedness can modulate gut microbiota and cuticular hydrocarbon odour profiles

• Published in: Oikos Vol. 2022; no. 4
• Main Authors: García‐Roa, Roberto, Domínguez‐Santos, Rebeca, Pérez‐Brocal, Vicente, Moya, Andrés, Latorre, Amparo, Carazo, Pau
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Body odors; chemical communication; Composition; Cooperation; Cuticular hydrocarbons; digestive system; Drosophila; Drosophila melanogaster; Familiarity; Fruit flies; gut microbiota; Hydrocarbons; Inbreeding; Individual rearing; Insects; Intestinal flora; Intestinal microflora; intestinal microorganisms; Kin recognition; kin selection; Larvae; Mate selection; mating behavior; Microbiota; Microorganisms; Odor; Odors; Odour; Recognition; Reproductive behaviour; sexual conflict; Sexual selection; Social behavior; social recognition

From inbreeding avoidance to kin‐selected cooperation, social behaviours are frequently reliant on kin recognition. However, kin recognition mechanisms are costly to evolve and currently not very well understood. Recent evidence suggests that, by altering their host's odour, gut and other host‐...