关键词: 6-MBOA, 植食性小哺乳类, 繁殖, 信息传递, 繁殖投入

Abstract: The progress in the studies of 6-MBOA effects on reproduct ion for small mammalian herbivores was reviewed in this paper. 6-MBOA in food plant can trigger reproductive effort and regulate reproductive performance of small mammalian herbivores. Studies in laboratory and field suggested that reproductive development of mammalian herbivores has positive responses to food derived 6-MBOA information, and this information can promote reproductive development of individuals. There exists 6-MBOA informational transfer between mother and offspring, and mature female ingested 6-MBOA could transfer the information to their offsprings during the periods of gestation and lactation. Reproductive development of offspring can make appropriate physiological responses to maternal transferred information of 6-MBOA , and these response degrees depend upon maternal received 6-MBOA. Offspring received 6-MBOA information from mother could override the reproductive suppression caused by short photoperiod. Facing the environments with fluctuation in weather conditions and unpredictability of food resources, the opportunistic reproductive individuals regulated their reproductive effort based on acquired 6-MBOA information from their mothers and food plants.

Key words: 6-MBOA, Small mammalian herbivores, Reproduction, Informational transfer, Reproductive effort