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Evolutionary ecology of chemosensation and its role in sensory drive
All behaviors of an organism are rooted in sensory processing of signals from its environment, and natural selection shapes sensory adaptations to ensure successful detection of cues that maximize fitness. Sensory drive, or divergent selection for efficient signal transmission among heterogeneous en...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6084603/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30108633 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoy048 |
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description | All behaviors of an organism are rooted in sensory processing of signals from its environment, and natural selection shapes sensory adaptations to ensure successful detection of cues that maximize fitness. Sensory drive, or divergent selection for efficient signal transmission among heterogeneous environments, has been a useful hypothesis for describing sensory adaptations, but its current scope has primarily focused on visual and acoustic sensory modalities. Chemosensation, the most widespread sensory modality in animals that includes the senses of smell and taste, is characterized by rapid evolution and has been linked to sensory adaptations to new environments in numerous lineages. Yet, olfaction and gustation have been largely underappreciated in light of the sensory drive hypothesis. Here, we examine why chemosensory systems have been overlooked and discuss the potential of chemosensation to shed new insight on the sensory drive hypothesis and vice versa. We provide suggestions for developing a framework to better incorporate studies of chemosensory adaptation that have the potential to shape a more complete, coherent, and holistic interpretation of the sensory drive. |
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spelling | pubmed-60846032018-08-14 Evolutionary ecology of chemosensation and its role in sensory drive Yohe, Laurel R Brand, Philipp Curr Zool Special Column: Sensory Drive All behaviors of an organism are rooted in sensory processing of signals from its environment, and natural selection shapes sensory adaptations to ensure successful detection of cues that maximize fitness. Sensory drive, or divergent selection for efficient signal transmission among heterogeneous environments, has been a useful hypothesis for describing sensory adaptations, but its current scope has primarily focused on visual and acoustic sensory modalities. Chemosensation, the most widespread sensory modality in animals that includes the senses of smell and taste, is characterized by rapid evolution and has been linked to sensory adaptations to new environments in numerous lineages. Yet, olfaction and gustation have been largely underappreciated in light of the sensory drive hypothesis. Here, we examine why chemosensory systems have been overlooked and discuss the potential of chemosensation to shed new insight on the sensory drive hypothesis and vice versa. We provide suggestions for developing a framework to better incorporate studies of chemosensory adaptation that have the potential to shape a more complete, coherent, and holistic interpretation of the sensory drive. Oxford University Press 2018-08 2018-07-02 /pmc/articles/PMC6084603/ /pubmed/30108633 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoy048 Text en © The Author(s) (2018). Published by Oxford University Press. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Special Column: Sensory Drive Yohe, Laurel R Brand, Philipp Evolutionary ecology of chemosensation and its role in sensory drive |
title | Evolutionary ecology of chemosensation and its role in sensory drive |
title_full | Evolutionary ecology of chemosensation and its role in sensory drive |
title_fullStr | Evolutionary ecology of chemosensation and its role in sensory drive |
title_full_unstemmed | Evolutionary ecology of chemosensation and its role in sensory drive |
title_short | Evolutionary ecology of chemosensation and its role in sensory drive |
title_sort | evolutionary ecology of chemosensation and its role in sensory drive |
topic | Special Column: Sensory Drive |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6084603/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30108633 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cz/zoy048 |
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