Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline.
Termite nests are often secondarily inhabited by other termite species ( = inquilines) that cohabit with the host. To understand this association, we studied the trail-following behaviour in two Neotropical species, Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) and its obligatory inqu...
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| author | Paulo Fellipe Cristaldo Og Desouza Jana Krasulová Anna Jirošová Kateřina Kutalová Eraldo Rodrigues Lima Jan Sobotník David Sillam-Dussès |
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| description | Termite nests are often secondarily inhabited by other termite species ( = inquilines) that cohabit with the host. To understand this association, we studied the trail-following behaviour in two Neotropical species, Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) and its obligatory inquiline, Inquilinitermes microcerus (Termitidae: Termitinae). Using behavioural experiments and chemical analyses, we determined that the trail-following pheromone of C. cyphergaster is made of neocembrene and (3Z,6Z,8E)-dodeca-3,6,8-trien-1-ol. Although no specific compound was identified in I. microcerus, workers were able to follow the above compounds in behavioural bioassays. Interestingly, in choice tests, C. cyphergaster prefers conspecific over heterospecific trails while I. microcerus shows the converse behaviour. In no-choice tests with whole body extracts, C. cyphergaster showed no preference for, while I. microcerus clearly avoided heterospecific trails. This seems to agree with the hypothesis that trail-following pheromones may shape the cohabitation of C. cyphergaster and I. microcerus and reinforce the idea that their cohabitation is based on conflict-avoiding strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e4ce40fe366c402f840b95100899eabf2022-12-21T22:41:49ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0191e8531510.1371/journal.pone.0085315Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline.Paulo Fellipe CristaldoOg DesouzaJana KrasulováAnna JirošováKateřina KutalováEraldo Rodrigues LimaJan SobotníkDavid Sillam-DussèsTermite nests are often secondarily inhabited by other termite species ( = inquilines) that cohabit with the host. To understand this association, we studied the trail-following behaviour in two Neotropical species, Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae) and its obligatory inquiline, Inquilinitermes microcerus (Termitidae: Termitinae). Using behavioural experiments and chemical analyses, we determined that the trail-following pheromone of C. cyphergaster is made of neocembrene and (3Z,6Z,8E)-dodeca-3,6,8-trien-1-ol. Although no specific compound was identified in I. microcerus, workers were able to follow the above compounds in behavioural bioassays. Interestingly, in choice tests, C. cyphergaster prefers conspecific over heterospecific trails while I. microcerus shows the converse behaviour. In no-choice tests with whole body extracts, C. cyphergaster showed no preference for, while I. microcerus clearly avoided heterospecific trails. This seems to agree with the hypothesis that trail-following pheromones may shape the cohabitation of C. cyphergaster and I. microcerus and reinforce the idea that their cohabitation is based on conflict-avoiding strategies.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24465533/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Paulo Fellipe Cristaldo Og Desouza Jana Krasulová Anna Jirošová Kateřina Kutalová Eraldo Rodrigues Lima Jan Sobotník David Sillam-Dussès Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline. PLoS ONE |
| title | Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline. |
| title_full | Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline. |
| title_fullStr | Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline. |
| title_short | Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline. |
| title_sort | mutual use of trail following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24465533/?tool=EBI |
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