Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline.

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 inqu...

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Autores principales:	Paulo Fellipe Cristaldo, Og Desouza, Jana Krasulová, Anna Jirošová, Kateřina Kutalová, Eraldo Rodrigues Lima, Jan Sobotník, David Sillam-Dussès
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e4ce40fe366c402f840b95100899eabf2021-11-18T08:37:04ZMutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0085315https://doaj.org/article/e4ce40fe366c402f840b95100899eabf2014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24465533/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Termite 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 the hypothesis that trail-following pheromones may shape the cohabitation of C. cyphergaster and I. microcerus and reinforce the idea that their cohabitation is based on conflict-avoiding strategies.Paulo Fellipe CristaldoOg DesouzaJana KrasulováAnna JirošováKateřina KutalováEraldo Rodrigues LimaJan SobotníkDavid Sillam-DussèsPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 1, p e85315 (2014)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Paulo Fellipe Cristaldo Og Desouza Jana Krasulová Anna Jirošová Kateřina Kutalová Eraldo Rodrigues Lima Jan Sobotník David Sillam-Dussès Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline.
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 the hypothesis that trail-following pheromones may shape the cohabitation of C. cyphergaster and I. microcerus and reinforce the idea that their cohabitation is based on conflict-avoiding strategies.
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author	Paulo Fellipe Cristaldo Og Desouza Jana Krasulová Anna Jirošová Kateřina Kutalová Eraldo Rodrigues Lima Jan Sobotník David Sillam-Dussès
author_facet	Paulo Fellipe Cristaldo Og Desouza Jana Krasulová Anna Jirošová Kateřina Kutalová Eraldo Rodrigues Lima Jan Sobotník David Sillam-Dussès
author_sort	Paulo Fellipe Cristaldo
title	Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline.
title_short	Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline.
title_full	Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline.
title_fullStr	Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline.
title_full_unstemmed	Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline.
title_sort	mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2014
url	https://doaj.org/article/e4ce40fe366c402f840b95100899eabf
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Mutual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline.

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