Vibratory behaviour produces different vibrations patterns in presence of reproductives in a subterranean termite species

Abstract Vibratory behaviours are widespread in social insects, but the produced vibrations remain poorly explored. Communication using vibrations is an efficient way to transmit information in subterranean environments where visual and odorant signals are less efficient. In termites, different vibr...

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Autores principales:	Louis Pailler, Samuel Desvignes, Fanny Ruhland, Miguel Pineirua, Christophe Lucas
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:d73272891c9e4420b6093844a99c75882021-12-02T17:01:49ZVibratory behaviour produces different vibrations patterns in presence of reproductives in a subterranean termite species10.1038/s41598-021-88292-72045-2322https://doaj.org/article/d73272891c9e4420b6093844a99c75882021-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88292-7https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Vibratory behaviours are widespread in social insects, but the produced vibrations remain poorly explored. Communication using vibrations is an efficient way to transmit information in subterranean environments where visual and odorant signals are less efficient. In termites, different vibratory behaviours are performed in different contexts like reproductive regulation and alarm signalling, but only few studies explored the structure of the produced vibrations (i.e., duration, number of pulses, amplitude). Here, we described several types of vibrations produced by a vibratory behaviour widespread in termites (body-shaking), which can be transmitted through the substrate and detected by other colony members. We analysed the structures of the emitted vibrations and the occurrence of the body-shaking events in presence/absence of reproductives and/or in presence/absence of a stress stimuli (flashlight) in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes. Interestingly, only the presence of the reproductives did influence the number of pulses and the duration of the emitted vibrations. Moreover, the first part of the emitted vibrations seems to be enough to encode reproductive information, but other parts might hold other type of information. Body-shaking occurrence did increase in presence of reproductives but only briefly under a flashlight. These results show that vibratory cues are complex in termites and their diversity might encode a plurality of social cues.Louis PaillerSamuel DesvignesFanny RuhlandMiguel PineiruaChristophe LucasNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Louis Pailler Samuel Desvignes Fanny Ruhland Miguel Pineirua Christophe Lucas Vibratory behaviour produces different vibrations patterns in presence of reproductives in a subterranean termite species
description	Abstract Vibratory behaviours are widespread in social insects, but the produced vibrations remain poorly explored. Communication using vibrations is an efficient way to transmit information in subterranean environments where visual and odorant signals are less efficient. In termites, different vibratory behaviours are performed in different contexts like reproductive regulation and alarm signalling, but only few studies explored the structure of the produced vibrations (i.e., duration, number of pulses, amplitude). Here, we described several types of vibrations produced by a vibratory behaviour widespread in termites (body-shaking), which can be transmitted through the substrate and detected by other colony members. We analysed the structures of the emitted vibrations and the occurrence of the body-shaking events in presence/absence of reproductives and/or in presence/absence of a stress stimuli (flashlight) in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes. Interestingly, only the presence of the reproductives did influence the number of pulses and the duration of the emitted vibrations. Moreover, the first part of the emitted vibrations seems to be enough to encode reproductive information, but other parts might hold other type of information. Body-shaking occurrence did increase in presence of reproductives but only briefly under a flashlight. These results show that vibratory cues are complex in termites and their diversity might encode a plurality of social cues.
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title	Vibratory behaviour produces different vibrations patterns in presence of reproductives in a subterranean termite species
title_short	Vibratory behaviour produces different vibrations patterns in presence of reproductives in a subterranean termite species
title_full	Vibratory behaviour produces different vibrations patterns in presence of reproductives in a subterranean termite species
title_fullStr	Vibratory behaviour produces different vibrations patterns in presence of reproductives in a subterranean termite species
title_full_unstemmed	Vibratory behaviour produces different vibrations patterns in presence of reproductives in a subterranean termite species
title_sort	vibratory behaviour produces different vibrations patterns in presence of reproductives in a subterranean termite species
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publishDate	2021
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Vibratory behaviour produces different vibrations patterns in presence of reproductives in a subterranean termite species

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