Antipredator Behavior Produced by Heterosexual and Homosexual Tandem Running in the Termite Reticulitermes chinensis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

<p>Heterosexual and homosexual tandem running can be observed together in the alate pairings in some species of termites. This study examined the effect of heterosexual and homosexual tandem running in the termite <em>Reticulitermes chinensis</em> on the predation risk by a predato...

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Autores principales:	Ganghua Li, Xiaofen Zou, Chaoliang Lei, Qiuying Huang
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013
Materias:	Predation risk tandem running Reticulitermes chinensis dilution effect sexual selection Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:87b3616ae9dd44a79491c6e127b1ecd72021-12-02T11:47:35ZAntipredator Behavior Produced by Heterosexual and Homosexual Tandem Running in the Termite Reticulitermes chinensis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i2.198-203https://doaj.org/article/87b3616ae9dd44a79491c6e127b1ecd72013-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/32https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<p>Heterosexual and homosexual tandem running can be observed together in the alate pairings in some species of termites. This study examined the effect of heterosexual and homosexual tandem running in the termite <em>Reticulitermes chinensis</em> on the predation risk by a predatory ant, <em>Leptogenys kitteli</em>. Results showed that both heterosexual and homosexual tandem running reduced the predation risk of participants. When a male-male tandem encountered a female, the back male had a significant advantage over the front male in winning a female. Moreover, the back males were significantly heavier than the front males. These results indicated that the predation risk of dealates could be decreased by tandem running through the dilution effect. Furthermore, these data suggest that male-male tandem running could induce selection pressure in favor of vigorous males and may play an essential role in indirect sexual selection.</p>Ganghua LiXiaofen ZouChaoliang LeiQiuying HuangUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaarticlePredation risktandem runningReticulitermes chinensisdilution effectsexual selectionZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 2, Pp 198-203 (2013)
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topic	Predation risk tandem running Reticulitermes chinensis dilution effect sexual selection Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	Predation risk tandem running Reticulitermes chinensis dilution effect sexual selection Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Ganghua Li Xiaofen Zou Chaoliang Lei Qiuying Huang Antipredator Behavior Produced by Heterosexual and Homosexual Tandem Running in the Termite Reticulitermes chinensis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
description	<p>Heterosexual and homosexual tandem running can be observed together in the alate pairings in some species of termites. This study examined the effect of heterosexual and homosexual tandem running in the termite <em>Reticulitermes chinensis</em> on the predation risk by a predatory ant, <em>Leptogenys kitteli</em>. Results showed that both heterosexual and homosexual tandem running reduced the predation risk of participants. When a male-male tandem encountered a female, the back male had a significant advantage over the front male in winning a female. Moreover, the back males were significantly heavier than the front males. These results indicated that the predation risk of dealates could be decreased by tandem running through the dilution effect. Furthermore, these data suggest that male-male tandem running could induce selection pressure in favor of vigorous males and may play an essential role in indirect sexual selection.</p>
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author	Ganghua Li Xiaofen Zou Chaoliang Lei Qiuying Huang
author_facet	Ganghua Li Xiaofen Zou Chaoliang Lei Qiuying Huang
author_sort	Ganghua Li
title	Antipredator Behavior Produced by Heterosexual and Homosexual Tandem Running in the Termite Reticulitermes chinensis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
title_short	Antipredator Behavior Produced by Heterosexual and Homosexual Tandem Running in the Termite Reticulitermes chinensis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
title_full	Antipredator Behavior Produced by Heterosexual and Homosexual Tandem Running in the Termite Reticulitermes chinensis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
title_fullStr	Antipredator Behavior Produced by Heterosexual and Homosexual Tandem Running in the Termite Reticulitermes chinensis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
title_full_unstemmed	Antipredator Behavior Produced by Heterosexual and Homosexual Tandem Running in the Termite Reticulitermes chinensis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)
title_sort	antipredator behavior produced by heterosexual and homosexual tandem running in the termite reticulitermes chinensis (isoptera: rhinotermitidae)
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/87b3616ae9dd44a79491c6e127b1ecd7
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Antipredator Behavior Produced by Heterosexual and Homosexual Tandem Running in the Termite Reticulitermes chinensis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

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