Mutual Use of Trail-Following Chemical Cues by a Termite Host and Its Inquiline

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/61388963:_____/14:00427649 RIV/60460709:41320/14:65377

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085315" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085315</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0085315" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0085315</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Mutual Use of Trail-Following Chemical Cues by a Termite Host and Its Inquiline

Original language 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 th

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

CC - Organic chemistry

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

PLoS ONE

ISSN

1932-6203

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Volume of the periodical

9

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

9

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000330244500053

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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