How to coexist with fire ants: The roles of behaviour and cuticular compounds [PDF]
, 2013 tBecause territoriality is energetically costly, territorial animals frequently respond less aggressively toneighbours than to strangers, a reaction known as the “dear enemy phenomenon” (DEP).
Céréghino, Régis +5 more
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Learning and discrimination of cuticular hydrocarbons in a social insect [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2011 Social insect cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) mixtures are among the most complex chemical cues known and are important in nest-mate, caste and species recognition. Despite our growing knowledge of the nature of these cues, we have very little insight into how social insects actually perceive and discriminate among these chemicals.
Ellen, van Wilgenburg +7 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 The production of royal pheromones by reproductives (queens and kings) enables social insect colonies to allocate individuals into reproductive and non-reproductive roles.
Pierre-André Eyer +3 more
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Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiling of Australian Gonipterini Weevils
AppliedChem, 2023 Cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profiling shows promise as a chemotaxonomic tool for identifying and discriminating between closely related insect species. However, there have been limited studies using CHC profiling to differentiate between weevil species (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
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The relationship between queen execution and cuticular hydrocarbons in stingless bee Melipona scutellaris (Hymenoptera: Meliponini) [PDF]
, 2016 In queenright colonies of stingless bees of the genus Melipona, workers recognize, attack, and kill young virgin queens. For Melipona scutellaris, we observed that virgin queens were executed when they were between 5 and 9 days old, while newly emerged ...
Vieira, Carlos U. +4 more
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Cuticular hydrocarbons as cues of sex and health condition in Polistes dominula wasps [PDF]
, 2019 International audienceIn the paper wasp Polistes dominula, cuticular hydrocarbons play a critical role 14 to acquire information regarding conspecific individuals.
Cappa, F. +9 more
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Wax on, wax off: nest soil facilitates indirect transfer of recognition cues between ant nestmates.
PLoS ONE, 2011 Social animals use recognition cues to discriminate between group members and non-members. These recognition cues may be conceptualized as a label, which is compared to a neural representation of acceptable cue combinations termed the template.
Nick Bos, Lena Grinsted, Luke Holman
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The causes and consequences of reproductive interference in the Lygaeidae [PDF]
, 2015 Electronic version excludes material for which permission has not been granted by the rights holderReproductive interference occurs when individuals direct sexual behaviours towards other species and this causes a reduction in the fitness of one or both ...
Burdfield-Steel, Emily R.
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Dysfunction of Oskyddad causes Harlequin-type ichthyosis-like defects in Drosophila melanogaster.
PLoS Genetics, 2020 Prevention of desiccation is a constant challenge for terrestrial organisms. Land insects have an extracellular coat, the cuticle, that plays a major role in protection against exaggerated water loss.
Yiwen Wang +10 more
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Sources of Variation in Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the Ant Formica exsecta [PDF]
Journal of Chemical Ecology, 2013 Phenotypic variation arises from interactions between genotype and environment, although how variation is produced and then maintained remains unclear. The discovery of the nest-mate recognition system in Formica exsecta ants has allowed phenotypic variation in chemical profiles to be quantified across a natural population of 83 colonies.
Martin, SJ +4 more
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