Sources of nestmate recognition cues in the imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
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| Institution: | 1. Aix Marseille University, , Avignon University, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Station Marine d''Endoume, Chemin de la Batterie des Lions, 13007 Marseille, France;2. DiSTAV (Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences), University of Genoa, Corso Europa 26, 16132 Genoa, Italy;3. Marine Protected Area of Portofino, Viale Rainusso 1, 16038 Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy;4. Regione Liguria, Settore Sviluppo Sostenibile, Parchi e Biodiversità, Via D''Annunzio 111, 16121 Genoa, Italy;1. Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Biometrology and Inspection & Quarantine, College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China;2. College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China |
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| Abstract: | Aggression bioassays were conducted to investigate nestmate (worker-worker) recognition in monogyne colonies of the imported fire ant. Environmentally correlated cues dominated the recognition cue hierarchy of laboratory and field colonies, anddiet alone significantly modified recognition labels and templates of laboratory-reared workers. ‘Discriminators’ associated with worker genotype also affected recognition, but ‘queen discriminators’ did not significantly affect either labels or templates of laboratoryreared workers exposed as adults to alien queens for 28 days. Factors contributing to the importance of environmentally derived recognition cues in this species and the potential implications of such cues for the formation of polygynous fire ant populations are discussed. |
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