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

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Nalezeny alternativní kódy

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

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

CC - Organická chemie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2014

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

PLoS ONE

ISSN

1932-6203

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

9

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000330244500053

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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