Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps
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Resumo: | Wasps (Vespidae) are important organisms to understand the evolution of socia behaviour. Wasps show different levels of sociality, which includes solitary to highly eusocial organisms. In social insect species, queens and workers differ in physiology and morphology. The Neotropical swarm-founding wasps (Epiponini) show a variety of caste syndromes. In this clade, the caste-flexibility is a unique characteristic, in which workers can become queens and swarm to start a new nest. The investigation of the caste system comparing several Epiponini species show a clear-cut morphological distinction between queens and workers, with a morphological continuum between queens and workers. However, whether cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are used as cues for caste recognition in swarm-founding wasps is still unknown. We studied whether CHCs may display caste-linked differences in eleven species of Epiponini wasps and if CHCs differences would follow morphological patterns. Our results suggest that queens and workers of Epiponini wasps are chemically different from each other at two levels, qualitatively and quantitatively, or merely quantitatively. This variation seems to exist regardless of their morphological traits and may be useful to help us understanding how chemical communication evolved differently in these species. |
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Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding waspsCastesChemical signalingQueen pheromonesReproductionWasps (Vespidae) are important organisms to understand the evolution of socia behaviour. Wasps show different levels of sociality, which includes solitary to highly eusocial organisms. In social insect species, queens and workers differ in physiology and morphology. The Neotropical swarm-founding wasps (Epiponini) show a variety of caste syndromes. In this clade, the caste-flexibility is a unique characteristic, in which workers can become queens and swarm to start a new nest. The investigation of the caste system comparing several Epiponini species show a clear-cut morphological distinction between queens and workers, with a morphological continuum between queens and workers. However, whether cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are used as cues for caste recognition in swarm-founding wasps is still unknown. We studied whether CHCs may display caste-linked differences in eleven species of Epiponini wasps and if CHCs differences would follow morphological patterns. Our results suggest that queens and workers of Epiponini wasps are chemically different from each other at two levels, qualitatively and quantitatively, or merely quantitatively. This variation seems to exist regardless of their morphological traits and may be useful to help us understanding how chemical communication evolved differently in these species.Departamento de Biologia Faculdade de Filosofia Ciencias e Letras de Ribeirao Preto Universidade de Sao Paulo, Ribeirao PretoDepartamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal Universidade Estadual Paulista, JaboticabalLaboratory of Socioecology and Social Evolution Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenCentre for Biodiversity and Environment Research University College London University of LondonDepartamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal Universidade Estadual Paulista, JaboticabalUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenUniversity of LondonDa Silva, Rafael CarvalhoPrato, AmandaTannure-Nascimento, Ivelize [UNESP]Oi, Cintia AkemiWenseleers, TomNascimento, Fabio2023-03-01T20:51:29Z2023-03-01T20:51:29Z2022-06-07info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13571PeerJ, v. 10.2167-8359http://hdl.handle.net/11449/24120110.7717/peerj.135712-s2.0-85132506193Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengPeerJinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-06-06T18:41:32Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/241201Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T16:35:55.590633Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps |
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Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps |
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Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps Da Silva, Rafael Carvalho Castes Chemical signaling Queen pheromones Reproduction |
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Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps |
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Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps |
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Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps |
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Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps |
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Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps |
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Da Silva, Rafael Carvalho |
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Da Silva, Rafael Carvalho Prato, Amanda Tannure-Nascimento, Ivelize [UNESP] Oi, Cintia Akemi Wenseleers, Tom Nascimento, Fabio |
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Prato, Amanda Tannure-Nascimento, Ivelize [UNESP] Oi, Cintia Akemi Wenseleers, Tom Nascimento, Fabio |
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP) Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven University of London |
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Da Silva, Rafael Carvalho Prato, Amanda Tannure-Nascimento, Ivelize [UNESP] Oi, Cintia Akemi Wenseleers, Tom Nascimento, Fabio |
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Castes Chemical signaling Queen pheromones Reproduction |
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Castes Chemical signaling Queen pheromones Reproduction |
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Wasps (Vespidae) are important organisms to understand the evolution of socia behaviour. Wasps show different levels of sociality, which includes solitary to highly eusocial organisms. In social insect species, queens and workers differ in physiology and morphology. The Neotropical swarm-founding wasps (Epiponini) show a variety of caste syndromes. In this clade, the caste-flexibility is a unique characteristic, in which workers can become queens and swarm to start a new nest. The investigation of the caste system comparing several Epiponini species show a clear-cut morphological distinction between queens and workers, with a morphological continuum between queens and workers. However, whether cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are used as cues for caste recognition in swarm-founding wasps is still unknown. We studied whether CHCs may display caste-linked differences in eleven species of Epiponini wasps and if CHCs differences would follow morphological patterns. Our results suggest that queens and workers of Epiponini wasps are chemically different from each other at two levels, qualitatively and quantitatively, or merely quantitatively. This variation seems to exist regardless of their morphological traits and may be useful to help us understanding how chemical communication evolved differently in these species. |
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