Elucidating the molecular and neural basis of complex social behaviors such as communal living, division of labor and warfare requires model organisms that exhibit these multi-faceted behavioral phenotypes. Social insects, such as ants, bees, wasps and termites, are attractive models to address this problem, with rich ecological and ethological foundations. However, their atypical systems of reproduction have hindered application of classical genetic approaches. In this review, we discuss how recent advances in social insect genomics, transcriptomics, and functional manipulations have enhanced our ability to observe and perturb gene expression, physiology and behavior in these species. Such developments begin to provide an integrated view of the molecular and cellular underpinnings of complex social behavior.

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:阐明复杂的社会行为(如公共生活,劳动分工和战争)的分子和神经基础,需要表现出这些多方面行为表型的模型生物。社会昆虫,如蚂蚁,蜜蜂,黄蜂和白蚁,是解决这一问题的诱人模型,具有丰富的生态和伦理学基础。但是,它们的非典型生殖系统阻碍了经典遗传方法的应用。在这篇综述中,我们讨论了社交昆虫基因组学,转录组学和功能操纵的最新进展如何增强了我们观察和干扰这些物种中基因表达,生理和行为的能力。这样的发展开始提供对复杂社会行为的分子和细胞基础的综合看法。

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