Biological Characteristics and Energy Metabolism of Migrating Insects

Through long-distance migration, insects not only find suitable breeding locations and increase the survival space and opportunities for the population but also facilitate large-scale material, energy, and information flow between regions, which is important in maintaining the stability of agricultu...

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Published in:Metabolites 2023-03, Vol.13 (3), p.439
Main Authors: Li, Xiaokang, Zhou, Yan, Wu, Kongming
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural ecosystems
Altitude
Analysis
Animal migration
Animal reproduction
Bioenergetics
Energy
Energy metabolism
energy substances
Flight
flight and reproduction
Hormones
insect migration
Insects
Insulin
juvenile hormone
Juvenile hormones
Metabolism
Migration
Morphology
Ovaries
Physical characteristics
Physiology
Plant nectar
Review
Sea level
Summer
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Summary:Through long-distance migration, insects not only find suitable breeding locations and increase the survival space and opportunities for the population but also facilitate large-scale material, energy, and information flow between regions, which is important in maintaining the stability of agricultural ecosystems and wider natural ecosystems. In this study, we summarize the changes in biological characteristics such as morphology, ovarian development, reproduction, and flight capability during the seasonal migration of the insect. In consideration of global research work, the interaction between flight and reproduction, the influence and regulation of the insulin-like and juvenile hormone on the flight and reproductive activities of migrating insects, and the types of energy substances, metabolic processes, and hormone regulation processes during insect flight are elaborated. This systematic review of the latest advances in the studies on insect migration biology and energy metabolism will help readers to better understand the biological behavior and regulation mechanism of the energy metabolism of insect migration.
ISSN:2218-1989
2218-1989
DOI:10.3390/metabo13030439