Detection of mitochondrial COII DNA sequences in ant guts as a method for assessing termite predation by ants
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/60076658:12310/15:43888722
Result on the web
<a href="http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0122533" target="_blank" >http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0122533</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122533" target="_blank" >10.1371/journal.pone.0122533</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Detection of mitochondrial COII DNA sequences in ant guts as a method for assessing termite predation by ants
Original language description
Termites and ants contribute more to animal biomass in tropical rain forests than any other single group and perform vital ecosystem functions. Although ants prey on termites, at the community level the linkage between these groups is poorly understood.Thus, assessing the distribution and specificity of ant termitophagy is of considerable interest. We describe an approach for quantifying ant-termite food webs by sequencing termite DNA (cytochrome c oxidase subunit II, COII) from ant guts and apply thisto a soil-dwelling ant community from tropical rain forest in Gabon. We extracted DNA from 215 ants from 15 species. Of these, 17.2 % of individuals had termite DNA in their guts, with BLAST analysis confirming the identity of 34.1 % of these termites to family level or better. Although ant species varied in detection of termite DNA, ranging from 63% (5/7; Camponotus sp. 1) to 0% (0/7; Ponera sp. 1), there was no evidence (with small sample sizes) for heterogeneity in termite consumptio
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EH - Ecology - communities
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
PLoS ONE
ISSN
1932-6203
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
10
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
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UT code for WoS article
000352478400070
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-84928963677