Behavioural and chemical studies of discrimination processes in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex laticeps nigrosetosus (Forel, 1908)

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Autor(a) principal: Souza,D. J.
Data de Publicação: 2006
Outros Autores: Della Lucia,T. M. C., Errard,C., Richard,F-J., Lima,E. R.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Biology
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Resumo: Leaf-cutting ants live in symbiosis with a basidiomycete fungus that is exploited as a source of nutrients for ant larvae. Tests of brood transport revealed that Acromyrmex laticeps nigrosetosus workers did not discriminate a concolonial brood from an alien brood. The same result was observed with tests of fungus transport. Adult workers showed no aggressive behaviour to workers from other alien colonies (non-nestmates). There was no qualitative variation in the chemical profiles of larvae, pupae and adult workers from the different colonies. However, quantitative differences were observed between the different colonies. Hypotheses about the lack of intraspecific aggression in this subspecies of ants are discussed.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Behavioural and chemical studies of discrimination processes in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex laticeps nigrosetosus (Forel, 1908)
title Behavioural and chemical studies of discrimination processes in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex laticeps nigrosetosus (Forel, 1908)
spellingShingle Behavioural and chemical studies of discrimination processes in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex laticeps nigrosetosus (Forel, 1908)
Souza,D. J.
leaf-cutting ants
intraspecific aggressiveness
chemical profiles
brood discrimination
fungus discrimination
title_short Behavioural and chemical studies of discrimination processes in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex laticeps nigrosetosus (Forel, 1908)
title_full Behavioural and chemical studies of discrimination processes in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex laticeps nigrosetosus (Forel, 1908)
title_fullStr Behavioural and chemical studies of discrimination processes in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex laticeps nigrosetosus (Forel, 1908)
title_full_unstemmed Behavioural and chemical studies of discrimination processes in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex laticeps nigrosetosus (Forel, 1908)
title_sort Behavioural and chemical studies of discrimination processes in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex laticeps nigrosetosus (Forel, 1908)
author Souza,D. J.
author_facet Souza,D. J.
Della Lucia,T. M. C.
Errard,C.
Richard,F-J.
Lima,E. R.
author_role author
author2 Della Lucia,T. M. C.
Errard,C.
Richard,F-J.
Lima,E. R.
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Souza,D. J.
Della Lucia,T. M. C.
Errard,C.
Richard,F-J.
Lima,E. R.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv leaf-cutting ants
intraspecific aggressiveness
chemical profiles
brood discrimination
fungus discrimination
topic leaf-cutting ants
intraspecific aggressiveness
chemical profiles
brood discrimination
fungus discrimination
description Leaf-cutting ants live in symbiosis with a basidiomycete fungus that is exploited as a source of nutrients for ant larvae. Tests of brood transport revealed that Acromyrmex laticeps nigrosetosus workers did not discriminate a concolonial brood from an alien brood. The same result was observed with tests of fungus transport. Adult workers showed no aggressive behaviour to workers from other alien colonies (non-nestmates). There was no qualitative variation in the chemical profiles of larvae, pupae and adult workers from the different colonies. However, quantitative differences were observed between the different colonies. Hypotheses about the lack of intraspecific aggression in this subspecies of ants are discussed.
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