A perspective on sensory drive

Fuller, Rebecca C.; Endler, John A.

doi:10.1093/cz/zoy052

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“…According to the theory of sensory-driven speciation, differences in important sensory traits can lead to assortative mating and reproductive isolation among populations (Fuller & Endler, 2018;Kawata et al, 2007;Matsumoto, Terai, Okada, & Tachida, 2014;Puechmaille et al, 2011). Under the hypothesis of sensory-driven speciation, genetic divergence is directly correlated with sensory divergence, which causes a pattern that we call "isolation by sensory variation" (IBS).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Increasing numbers of studies have provided empirical support for the importance of sensory drive in the speciation process (Boughman, 2002; Kawata, Shoji, Kawamura, & Seehausen, 2007; Puechmaille et al., 2011; Seehausen et al., 2008; Tobias et al., 2010). According to the theory of sensory‐driven speciation, differences in important sensory traits can lead to assortative mating and reproductive isolation among populations (Fuller & Endler, 2018; Kawata et al., 2007; Matsumoto, Terai, Okada, & Tachida, 2014; Puechmaille et al., 2011). Under the hypothesis of sensory‐driven speciation, genetic divergence is directly correlated with sensory divergence, which causes a pattern that we call “isolation by sensory variation” (IBS).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Evolutionary insights intoRhinolophus episcopus(Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in China: Isolation by distance, environment, or sensory system?

Liu

Kangkang

Dai

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J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res.

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Evolutionary processes can be influenced by several factors, such as geographic isolation, environmental selection, and sensory variation. For most nocturnal bats, echolocation is the primary sensory system used to prey and communicate, and plays important roles in chiropteran diversification and evolution. Understanding the relative contribution of geography, the environment, and this sensory system to population genetic divergence can elucidate the processes involved in bat incipient speciation and evolution. In this study, we collected spatial and environmental information, echolocation calls, as well as the previously published genetic data (six microsatellite loci and the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene) of widely distributed Rhinolophus episcopus populations to test three hypotheses for nuclear and mitochondrial divergence (isolation by distance, isolation by environment, and isolation by sensory variation) and unveil the factors that drive intraspecific genetic differentiation. The moderate level of nuclear differentiation was correlated with geographic/ spatial distance and acoustic variation, whereas the relatively high level of mitochondrial differentiation was mainly associated with acoustic divergence. No significant correlation was observed between genetic divergence and environmental variables. Among the three factors, acoustic divergence explained the highest percentage of both nuclear and mitochondrial divergence. Thus, our results indicate that sensory variation may have played important roles in driving population isolation early in bat speciation, which is consistent with the hypothesis of isolation by sensory variation. Our study emphasizes the need to consider more factors, especially sensory traits, and combine multiple statistical methods in landscape genetic studies to test their potential contributions to driving population divergence.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

Evolutionary insights intoRhinolophus episcopus(Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in China: Isolation by distance, environment, or sensory system?

Liu

Kangkang

Dai

et al. 2020

J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Res.

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“…Sensory drive theory highlights this evolutionary relationship by predicting that communication signals evolve in response to both the sensory systems of their receivers and the habitat conditions under which signals are emitted and perceived (Endler, 1992). Endler’s proposal of sensory drive in 1992 has inspired an enormous body of research that has been foundational to our understanding of signal evolution and speciation in animals (Endler, 1992; Endler & Basolo, 1998; Boughman, 2002; Cummings & Endler, 2018; Fuller & Endler, 2018). Flowering plants use communication signals that mediate interactions with animal pollinators – pollinators identify flowers in a complex visual and olfactory landscape based on traits like color, shape, size, and scent.…”

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The role of sensory drive in floral evolution

Koski

2020

New Phytologist

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Sensory drive theory posits that the evolution of communication signals is shaped by the sensory systems of receivers and the habitat conditions under which signals are received. It has inspired an enormous body of research, advancing our understanding of signal evolution and speciation in animals. In plants, the extreme diversification of floral signals has fascinated biologists for over a century. While processes involved in sensory drive probably play out in plantpollinator communication, the theory has not been formally synthesized in this context. However, it has untapped potential to explain mechanisms underlying variation in pollinator preferences across populations, and how environmental conditions impact floral signal transmission and perception. Here I develop a framework of sensory drive for plant-pollinator interactions, identifying similarities and differences from its original conception. I then summarize studies that shed light on how the primary processes of sensory drive habitat transmission, perceptual tuning, and signal matchingapply to the evolution of floral color and scent. Throughout, I propose research avenues and approaches to assess how sensory drive shapes floral diversity. This framework will be important for explaining patterns of extant floral diversity and examining how altered signaling conditions under global change will impact the evolutionary trajectory of floral traits.

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“…Kayser, 2018). However, the potential to detect novel chemicals and predict their bioactivity against molecular targets is limited by the biases of the sensory drives in the model organisms we use in biomedicine, such as fruit flies, rats, mice, and humans (Fuller and Endler, 2018;Yohe and Brand, 2018;Renoult and Mendelson, 2019). In contrast to model systems, wild systems curated over evolutionary time provide novel and potentially highly targeted chemical solutions to combat a greater diversity of pests (Jones et al, 1991;Bednarek and Osbourn, 2009).…”

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“…Chemical coping behaviors by wild species provide unique sensory drives that have been established by tight associations with the chemical sources they exploit (Higham and Hebets, 2013). Chemicals can be detected and processed uniquely within each taxon because of different phylogenetic sensory investments (Fuller and Endler, 2018). For example, many avian species depend on both visual and olfactory cues from their environment for foraging and identifying natal grounds (DeBose and Nevitt, 2008;Corfield et al, 2015).…”

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Learning from Chemical Coping Behaviors of Wildlife to Discover New Approaches for Pest Management

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Pests, such as parasites and pathogens, persist throughout time and space as threats to public health and food security. The need for novel and sustainable approaches to managing these threats are in high demand. The current approach of discovering and developing chemical treatments to manage pests is tedious, not efficient, and often outpaced by traits of resistance in pests. Here, we propose a new approach to discovering new chemical pest management solutions by observing chemical coping behaviors in wildlife. We define a chemical coping behavior as the exploitation of naturally occurring chemicals within a host's environment to manage pests. Specifically, the use of greenery in nests by avian species may provide clues to plants that can deter ectoparasites. Plants use chemical defenses to cope with their own parasites, pathogens, and herbivores, which avian hosts can exploit to combat pests in nests. A local host-pest-plant interaction was investigated to discover the potential chemical diversity and bioactivity of greenery found in nests of golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos). We found that each plant offered unique chemicals, but that the plant species underrepresented in nests compared to availability in the landscape provided greater diversity in volatile chemicals whereas overrepresented plant species provided greater diversity in water-soluble chemicals compared to other plants. Furthermore, we tested how concentration and diversity of volatile and water-soluble chemicals in plant species found in nests of golden eagles affected the behavior of a hematophagous parasite (Cimex lectularius, the common bed bug). We found that bed bugs spent less time resting and transitioned from grooming to exploration at an increased frequency with high concentration and diversity of volatiles from plants found in nests of golden eagles. Observing the chemical coping behaviors in the wild could provide a sustainable framework for discovering diverse and robust sources of chemicals and modes of action that can used to manage pests of human concern.

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A perspective on sensory drive

Cited by 15 publications

References 43 publications

Evolutionary insights intoRhinolophus episcopus(Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in China: Isolation by distance, environment, or sensory system?

Evolutionary insights intoRhinolophus episcopus(Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in China: Isolation by distance, environment, or sensory system?

The role of sensory drive in floral evolution

Learning from Chemical Coping Behaviors of Wildlife to Discover New Approaches for Pest Management

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