Attraction and vibration: Effects of previous exposure and type of food resource in the perception of allocolonial odors in termites

Ferreira, Dinamarta Virginio; Cristaldo, Paulo F.; Rocha, M L C; Santana, Daniela Lúcio; Santos, Lucineide; Lima, Paulo Sérgio Santos; Araújo, Ana Paula Albano

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“…A range of studies have been shown the ability of animals to use social information to obtain benefits, such as access to food resources or information about local risk (i.e., presence of predators and competitors) (reviewed by Valone, 2007). For termites, the use of social information through chemical cues to obtain benefits has already been shown for inquiline species that coexist with host colonies (Cristaldo et al., 2014, 2016), among neighboring colonies from the same species (Cristaldo, Araújo, et al, 2016), and to have access to the presence of competitors (Evans et al., 2009; Ferreira, Cristaldo, et al, 2018). However, to the best of our knowledge, no study had investigated the use of social information during decision‐making in the resource selection by termite species.…”

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“…coxipoensis that use similar food resources increased alertness via a greater number of vibration than individuals who consumed different food resources. Additionally, the aggressiveness between neighbors of intraspecific colonies is more intense under low‐resource offer situation (Ferreira, Cristaldo, et al, 2018).…”

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“…According to Grüter and Leadbeater (2014), species able to combine exploitation of food resources with exploration of new food sources should benefit over species that use only one of these strategies. Although the mechanisms that determine foraging decisions in termites are still poorly studied, there is evidence that resource availability plays a key role in foraging modulation (see Araújo et al., 2007, 2017; Cristaldo, Almeida, et al, 2018; Cristaldo, Araújo, et al, 2016; Ferreira, Cristaldo, et al, 2018; Ferreira, Sacramento, et al, 2018). In addition, some studies have shown that the role of social information depends on many factors, including the quantity and distribution of the resource, the changes rate of the environment, the strategies of competitors, and also the predators’ pressure (Lee et al., 2016).…”

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Resource selection in nasute termite: The role of social information

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During foraging, organisms need to assess the costs and benefits related to resources wanted. An energy‐efficient way of locating and deciding among new food sources is to use cues left by other organisms in the environment (i.e., social information). In the present study, manipulative bioassays were conducted to evaluate the role of intra‐ and interspecific chemical cues in the selection of food resource by Nasutitermes corniger (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae). For this, we tested the hypothesis that individuals of N. corniger are able to perceive and use chemical cues by either colonies of the same species or from different species. Linear trail bioassays were conducted to verify whether N. corniger workers perceive and accept intra‐ and interspecific chemical cues. Then, resource bioassays were performed with a binary and multiple choices to evaluate whether the termite group's decision of food resources was based on intra‐ and/or interspecific chemical cues. In general, groups of N. corniger preferred baits with chemical cues of other intraspecific colonies or with undetectable cues (hexane solvent or interspecific cues) than those with their own chemical signals. These results suggest that intraspecific chemical cues seem to modulate the food resource selection in N. corniger, which may help researchers to better understand the use of habitat by termites.

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“…Moreover, the individuals of N. aff. coxipoensis are attracted to allocolonial odor cues to which they were previously exposed (Ferreira et al, 2018).…”

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A Review of Termite Pheromones: Multifaceted, Context-Dependent, and Rational Chemical Communications

Mitaka

Akino

2021

Front. Ecol. Evol.

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Termite colonies, composed of large numbers of siblings, develop an important caste-based division of labor; individuals in these societies interact via intra- or intercaste chemical communications. For more than 50 years, termites have been known to use a variety of pheromones to perform tasks necessary for maintenance of their societies, similar to eusocial hymenopterans. Although trail-following pheromones have been chemically identified in various termites, other types of pheromones have not been elucidated chemically or functionally. In the past decade, however, chemical compositions and biological functions have been successfully identified for several types of termite pheromones; accordingly, the details of the underlying pheromone communications have been gradually revealed. In this review, we summarize both the functions of all termite pheromones identified so far and the chemical interactions among termites and other organisms. Subsequently, we argue how termites developed their sophisticated pheromone communication. We hypothesize that termites have diverted defensive and antimicrobial substances to pheromones associated in caste recognition and caste-specific roles. Furthermore, termites have repeatedly used a pre-existing pheromone or have added supplementary compounds to it in accordance with the social context, leading to multifunctionalization of pre-existing pheromones and emergence of new pheromones. These two mechanisms may enable termites to transmit various context-dependent information with a small number of chemicals, thus resulting in formation of coordinated, complex, and rational chemical communication systems.

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“…Since the diet of the inquiline consists of feces of the host impregnated on the inner wall of the nest (Barbosa-Silva et al 2016), the constitution of odors between the host and inquiline could, in part, be similar. Studies performed with other termite species have shown that the use of a similar diet can promote two opposite patterns: less aggressivity through similarity in the composition of cuticular hydrocarbons (Florane et al 2004), or greater issuing of alarms (e.g., vibration), which could promote evasion of the location (Ferreira et al 2018). In addition, studies have found habituation of signals between different termite colonies maintained in close contact ).…”

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Cohabitation in termite nests: inquilines are habituated and attracted to hosts cues

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Santana

Santos

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Termite colonies are protected by the physical structure of the nest as well as by an elaborate system of recognition against intruders. Nevertheless, the defensive system does not always prevent colonization of termite nests by other species. Here, we analyzed whether the host-inquiline cohabitation could occur through mechanisms related to the specificity of chemical cue acquisition by inquilines or through avoidance, testing the hypotheses that (i) there is lower survival and greater aggressiveness between host and inquiline coming from different nests than between those from the same nest; (ii) there is lower survival between host and inquiline coming from the nests of different locals than between those species from the same local; and (ii) intestinal or body cues may be repellent for inquilines or hosts. Manipulative bioassays were conducted pairing hosts and inquilines coming from the same and different nests. Our results showed that although there was greater mortality of the host and inquiline in close contact, they showed mutual recognition of cues without displaying any aggressive behavior. The host was attracted by inquiline body cues and the inquiline was attracted by the host’s intestinal and body cues. Hosts did not distinguish inquilines from different nests in the same locality; however, inquilines seemed to be more habituated to their own host nests than to other nests. Our results suggest that local and genetic factors may be related to cues involved in this coexistence. Therefore, under natural conditions, we hypothesized that mechanisms, such as segregation and camouflaging, could maintain cohabitation.

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Attraction and vibration: Effects of previous exposure and type of food resource in the perception of allocolonial odors in termites

Cited by 7 publications

References 45 publications

Resource selection in nasute termite: The role of social information

Resource selection in nasute termite: The role of social information

A Review of Termite Pheromones: Multifaceted, Context-Dependent, and Rational Chemical Communications

Cohabitation in termite nests: inquilines are habituated and attracted to hosts cues

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