---
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Background: The brood of ants and other social insects is highly susceptible
to pathogens, particularly those that penetrate the soft larval and pupal cuticle.
We here test whether the presence of a pupal cocoon, which occurs in some ant
species but not in others, affects the sanitary brood care and fungal infection
patterns after exposure to the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium brunneum. We
use a) a comparative approach analysing four species with either naked or cocooned
pupae and b) a within-species analysis of a single ant species, in which both
pupal types co-exist in the same colony. Results: We found that the presence of
a cocoon did not compromise fungal pathogen detection by the ants and that species
with cocooned pupae increased brood grooming after pathogen exposure. All tested
ant species further removed brood from their nests, which was predominantly expressed
towards larvae and naked pupae treated with the live fungal pathogen. In contrast,
cocooned pupae exposed to live fungus were not removed at higher rates than cocooned
pupae exposed to dead fungus or a sham control. Consistent with this, exposure
to the live fungus caused high numbers of infections and fungal outgrowth in larvae
and naked pupae, but not in cocooned pupae. Moreover, the ants consistently removed
the brood prior to fungal outgrowth, ensuring a clean brood chamber. Conclusion:
Our study suggests that the pupal cocoon has a protective effect against fungal
infection, causing an adaptive change in sanitary behaviours by the ants. It further
demonstrates that brood removal-originally described for honeybees as "hygienic
behaviour"-is a widespread sanitary behaviour in ants, which likely has important
implications on disease dynamics in social insect colonies.'
acknowledgement: "The study was funded by the European Research Council (Marie Curie
ERG 036569) and Marie Curie IEF 302204 to LVU\r\nCC BY 2.0\r\n"
article_number: '225'
author:
- first_name: Simon
full_name: Tragust, Simon
id: 35A7A418-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Tragust
- first_name: Line V
full_name: Ugelvig, Line V
id: 3DC97C8E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ugelvig
orcid: 0000-0003-1832-8883
- first_name: Michel
full_name: Chapuisat, Michel
last_name: Chapuisat
- first_name: Jürgen
full_name: Heinze, Jürgen
last_name: Heinze
- first_name: Sylvia
full_name: Cremer, Sylvia
id: 2F64EC8C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Cremer
orcid: 0000-0002-2193-3868
citation:
ama: Tragust S, Ugelvig LV, Chapuisat M, Heinze J, Cremer S. Pupal cocoons affect
sanitary brood care and limit fungal infections in ant colonies. BMC Evolutionary
Biology. 2013;13(1). doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-225
apa: Tragust, S., Ugelvig, L. V., Chapuisat, M., Heinze, J., & Cremer, S. (2013).
Pupal cocoons affect sanitary brood care and limit fungal infections in ant colonies.
BMC Evolutionary Biology. BioMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-225
chicago: Tragust, Simon, Line V Ugelvig, Michel Chapuisat, Jürgen Heinze, and Sylvia
Cremer. “Pupal Cocoons Affect Sanitary Brood Care and Limit Fungal Infections
in Ant Colonies.” BMC Evolutionary Biology. BioMed Central, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-13-225.
ieee: S. Tragust, L. V. Ugelvig, M. Chapuisat, J. Heinze, and S. Cremer, “Pupal
cocoons affect sanitary brood care and limit fungal infections in ant colonies,”
BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol. 13, no. 1. BioMed Central, 2013.
ista: Tragust S, Ugelvig LV, Chapuisat M, Heinze J, Cremer S. 2013. Pupal cocoons
affect sanitary brood care and limit fungal infections in ant colonies. BMC Evolutionary
Biology. 13(1), 225.
mla: Tragust, Simon, et al. “Pupal Cocoons Affect Sanitary Brood Care and Limit
Fungal Infections in Ant Colonies.” BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol. 13,
no. 1, 225, BioMed Central, 2013, doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-225.
short: S. Tragust, L.V. Ugelvig, M. Chapuisat, J. Heinze, S. Cremer, BMC Evolutionary
Biology 13 (2013).
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:56:46Z
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project:
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name: 'Social Vaccination in Ant Colonies: from Individual Mechanisms to Society
Effects'
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_id: '2938'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Social insects have a very high potential to become invasive pest species.
Here, we explore how their social lifestyle and their interaction with parasites
may contribute to this invasive success. Similar to solitary species, parasite
release followed by the evolution of increased competitive ability can promote
establishment of introduced social insect hosts in their introduced range. Genetic
bottlenecks during introduction of low numbers of founder individuals decrease
the genetic diversity at three levels: the population, the colony and the individual,
with the colony level being specific to social insects. Reduced genetic diversity
can affect both the individual immune system and the collective colony-level disease
defences (social immunity). Still, the dual immune system is likely to make social
insects more robust to parasite attack. Changes in social structure from small,
family-based, territorially aggressive societies in native populations towards
huge networks of cooperating nests (unicoloniality) occur in some invasive social
insects, for example, most invasive ants and some termites. Unicoloniality is
likely to affect disease dynamics in multiple ways. The free exchange of individuals
within the population leads to an increased genetic heterogeneity among individuals
of a single nest, thereby decreasing disease transmission. However, the multitude
of reproductively active queens per colony buffers the effect of individual diseased
queens and their offspring, which may result in a higher level of vertical disease
transmission in unicolonial societies. Lastly, unicoloniality provides a competitive
advantage over native species, allowing them to quickly become the dominant species
in the habitat, which in turn selects for parasite adaptation to this common host
genotype and thus eventually a high parasite pressure. Overall, invasions by insect
societies are characterized by general features applying to all introduced species,
as well as idiosyncrasies that emerge from their social lifestyle. It is important
to study these effects in concert to be able to develop efficient management and
biocontrol strategies. © 2012 British Ecological Society.'
acknowledgement: We thank Mark Brown, Christopher Pull, Meghan L. Vyleta, Miriam Stock,
Barbara Casillas-Perez and three anonymous reviewers for valuable comments on the
manuscript and Eva Sixt for ant drawings. Funding was obtained from the German Science
Foundation (DFG, by an Individual Research Grant to S.C.) and the European Research
Council (ERC, by an ERC-Starting Grant to SC and an Individual Marie Curie EIF fellowship
to L.desU.). The authors declare no conflict of interests.
author:
- first_name: Line V
full_name: Ugelvig, Line V
id: 3DC97C8E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ugelvig
orcid: 0000-0003-1832-8883
- first_name: Sylvia
full_name: Cremer, Sylvia
id: 2F64EC8C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Cremer
orcid: 0000-0002-2193-3868
citation:
ama: Ugelvig LV, Cremer S. Effects of social immunity and unicoloniality on host
parasite interactions in invasive insect societies. Functional Ecology.
2012;26(6):1300-1312. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12013
apa: Ugelvig, L. V., & Cremer, S. (2012). Effects of social immunity and unicoloniality
on host parasite interactions in invasive insect societies. Functional Ecology.
Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12013
chicago: Ugelvig, Line V, and Sylvia Cremer. “Effects of Social Immunity and Unicoloniality
on Host Parasite Interactions in Invasive Insect Societies.” Functional Ecology.
Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.12013.
ieee: L. V. Ugelvig and S. Cremer, “Effects of social immunity and unicoloniality
on host parasite interactions in invasive insect societies,” Functional Ecology,
vol. 26, no. 6. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 1300–1312, 2012.
ista: Ugelvig LV, Cremer S. 2012. Effects of social immunity and unicoloniality
on host parasite interactions in invasive insect societies. Functional Ecology.
26(6), 1300–1312.
mla: Ugelvig, Line V., and Sylvia Cremer. “Effects of Social Immunity and Unicoloniality
on Host Parasite Interactions in Invasive Insect Societies.” Functional Ecology,
vol. 26, no. 6, Wiley-Blackwell, 2012, pp. 1300–12, doi:10.1111/1365-2435.12013.
short: L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer, Functional Ecology 26 (2012) 1300–1312.
date_created: 2018-12-11T12:00:27Z
date_published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:39:54Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: SyCr
doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.12013
intvolume: ' 26'
issue: '6'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '01'
oa_version: None
page: 1300 - 1312
publication: Functional Ecology
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
publist_id: '3797'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: 1
status: public
title: Effects of social immunity and unicoloniality on host parasite interactions
in invasive insect societies
type: journal_article
user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 26
year: '2012'
...
---
_id: '2966'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Background: The outcome of male-male competition can be predicted from the
relative fighting qualities of the opponents, which often depend on their age.
In insects, freshly emerged and still sexually inactive males are morphologically
indistinct from older, sexually active males. These young inactive males may thus
be easy targets for older males if they cannot conceal themselves from their attacks.
The ant Cardiocondyla obscurior is characterised by lethal fighting between wingless
(" ergatoid" ) males. Here, we analyse for how long young males are
defenceless after eclosion, and how early adult males can detect the presence
of rival males.Results: We found that old ergatoid males consistently won fights
against ergatoid males younger than two days. Old males did not differentiate
between different types of unpigmented pupae several days before emergence, but
had more frequent contact to ready-to-eclose pupae of female sexuals and winged
males than of workers and ergatoid males. In rare cases, old ergatoid males displayed
alleviated biting of pigmented ergatoid male pupae shortly before adult eclosion,
as well as copulation attempts to dark pupae of female sexuals and winged males.
Ergatoid male behaviour may be promoted by a closer similarity of the chemical
profile of ready-to-eclose pupae to the profile of adults than that of young pupae
several days prior to emergence.Conclusion: Young ergatoid males of C. obscurior
would benefit greatly by hiding their identity from older, resident males, as
they are highly vulnerable during the first two days of their adult lives. In
contrast to the winged males of the same species, which are able to prevent ergatoid
male attacks by chemical female mimicry, young ergatoids do not seem to be able
to produce a protective chemical profile. Conflicts in male-male competition between
ergatoid males of different age thus seem to be resolved in favour of the older
males. This might represent selection at the colony level rather than the individual
level. © 2012 Cremer et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.'
article_number: '7'
author:
- first_name: Sylvia
full_name: Cremer, Sylvia
id: 2F64EC8C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Cremer
orcid: 0000-0002-2193-3868
- first_name: Masaki
full_name: Suefuji, Masaki
last_name: Suefuji
- first_name: Alexandra
full_name: Schrempf, Alexandra
last_name: Schrempf
- first_name: Jürgen
full_name: Heinze, Jürgen
last_name: Heinze
citation:
ama: Cremer S, Suefuji M, Schrempf A, Heinze J. The dynamics of male-male competition
in Cardiocondyla obscurior ants. BMC Ecology. 2012;12. doi:10.1186/1472-6785-12-7
apa: Cremer, S., Suefuji, M., Schrempf, A., & Heinze, J. (2012). The dynamics
of male-male competition in Cardiocondyla obscurior ants. BMC Ecology.
BioMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-12-7
chicago: Cremer, Sylvia, Masaki Suefuji, Alexandra Schrempf, and Jürgen Heinze.
“The Dynamics of Male-Male Competition in Cardiocondyla Obscurior Ants.” BMC
Ecology. BioMed Central, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-12-7.
ieee: S. Cremer, M. Suefuji, A. Schrempf, and J. Heinze, “The dynamics of male-male
competition in Cardiocondyla obscurior ants,” BMC Ecology, vol. 12. BioMed
Central, 2012.
ista: Cremer S, Suefuji M, Schrempf A, Heinze J. 2012. The dynamics of male-male
competition in Cardiocondyla obscurior ants. BMC Ecology. 12, 7.
mla: Cremer, Sylvia, et al. “The Dynamics of Male-Male Competition in Cardiocondyla
Obscurior Ants.” BMC Ecology, vol. 12, 7, BioMed Central, 2012, doi:10.1186/1472-6785-12-7.
short: S. Cremer, M. Suefuji, A. Schrempf, J. Heinze, BMC Ecology 12 (2012).
date_created: 2018-12-11T12:00:35Z
date_published: 2012-06-15T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:40:07Z
day: '15'
ddc:
- '570'
department:
- _id: SyCr
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title: The dynamics of male-male competition in Cardiocondyla obscurior ants
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...
---
_id: '3132'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Reproductive division of labour is a characteristic trait of social insects.
The dominant reproductive individual, often the queen, uses chemical communication
and/or behaviour to maintain her social status. Queens of many social insects
communicate their fertility status via cuticle-bound substances. As these substances
usually possess a low volatility, their range in queen–worker communication is
potentially limited. Here, we investigate the range and impact of behavioural
and chemical queen signals on workers of the ant Temnothorax longispinosus. We
compared the behaviour and ovary development of workers subjected to three different
treatments: workers with direct chemical and physical contact to the queen, those
solely under the influence of volatile queen substances and those entirely separated
from the queen. In addition to short-ranged queen signals preventing ovary development
in workers, we discovered a novel secondary pathway influencing worker behaviour.
Workers with no physical contact to the queen, but exposed to volatile substances,
started to develop their ovaries, but did not change their behaviour compared
to workers in direct contact to the queen. In contrast, workers in queen-separated
groups showed both increased ovary development and aggressive dominance interactions.
We conclude that T. longispinosus queens influence worker ovary development and
behaviour via two independent signals, both ensuring social harmony within the
colony.'
acknowledgement: We like to thank the editor and three anonymous reviewers for their
time and constructive criticism and Inon Scharf, Volker Witte and Andreas Modlmeier
for helpful comments on earlier versions of the manuscript. The first and second
authors appear in alphabetical order and contributed equally to this paper.
author:
- first_name: Matthias
full_name: Konrad, Matthias
id: 46528076-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Konrad
- first_name: Tobias
full_name: Pamminger, Tobias
last_name: Pamminger
- first_name: Susanne
full_name: Foitzik, Susanne
last_name: Foitzik
citation:
ama: Konrad M, Pamminger T, Foitzik S. Two pathways ensuring social harmony. Naturwissenschaften.
2012;99(8):627-636. doi:10.1007/s00114-012-0943-z
apa: Konrad, M., Pamminger, T., & Foitzik, S. (2012). Two pathways ensuring
social harmony. Naturwissenschaften. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-012-0943-z
chicago: Konrad, Matthias, Tobias Pamminger, and Susanne Foitzik. “Two Pathways
Ensuring Social Harmony.” Naturwissenschaften. Springer, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-012-0943-z.
ieee: M. Konrad, T. Pamminger, and S. Foitzik, “Two pathways ensuring social harmony,”
Naturwissenschaften, vol. 99, no. 8. Springer, pp. 627–636, 2012.
ista: Konrad M, Pamminger T, Foitzik S. 2012. Two pathways ensuring social harmony.
Naturwissenschaften. 99(8), 627–636.
mla: Konrad, Matthias, et al. “Two Pathways Ensuring Social Harmony.” Naturwissenschaften,
vol. 99, no. 8, Springer, 2012, pp. 627–36, doi:10.1007/s00114-012-0943-z.
short: M. Konrad, T. Pamminger, S. Foitzik, Naturwissenschaften 99 (2012) 627–636.
date_created: 2018-12-11T12:01:34Z
date_published: 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:41:17Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: SyCr
doi: 10.1007/s00114-012-0943-z
intvolume: ' 99'
issue: '8'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '08'
oa_version: None
page: 627 - 636
publication: Naturwissenschaften
publication_status: published
publisher: Springer
publist_id: '3565'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: 1
status: public
title: Two pathways ensuring social harmony
type: journal_article
user_id: 3E5EF7F0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
volume: 99
year: '2012'
...
---
_id: '3156'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Dispersal is crucial for gene flow and often determines the long-term stability
of meta-populations, particularly in rare species with specialized life cycles.
Such species are often foci of conservation efforts because they suffer disproportionally
from degradation and fragmentation of their habitat. However, detailed knowledge
of effective gene flow through dispersal is often missing, so that conservation
strategies have to be based on mark-recapture observations that are suspected
to be poor predictors of long-distance dispersal. These constraints have been
especially severe in the study of butterfly populations, where microsatellite
markers have been difficult to develop. We used eight microsatellite markers to
analyse genetic population structure of the Large Blue butterfly Maculinea arion
in Sweden. During recent decades, this species has become an icon of insect conservation
after massive decline throughout Europe and extinction in Britain followed by
reintroduction of a seed population from the Swedish island of Öland. We find
that populations are highly structured genetically, but that gene flow occurs
over distances 15 times longer than the maximum distance recorded from mark-recapture
studies, which can only be explained by maximum dispersal distances at least twice
as large as previously accepted. However, we also find evidence that gaps between
sites with suitable habitat exceeding ∼ 20 km induce genetic erosion that can
be detected from bottleneck analyses. Although further work is needed, our results
suggest that M. arion can maintain fully functional metapopulations when they
consist of optimal habitat patches that are no further apart than ∼10 km.
acknowledgement: "The work was financed by the Danish National Science Research Foundation
via a grant to the Centre for Social Evolution.\r\nWe thank four anonymous reviewers
for useful comments on the manuscript, J. Bergsten, P. Bina, B. Carlsson, M. Johannesson
and A.E. Lomborg for providing additional wingtip samples, A. Illum for assistance
in the field, and in particular P.S. Nielsen for mediating the contact to the collectors
and the Swedish authorities. Collection was made possible through a permit by the
Åtgärdsprogrammet, supported by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency."
author:
- first_name: Line V
full_name: Ugelvig, Line V
id: 3DC97C8E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ugelvig
orcid: 0000-0003-1832-8883
- first_name: Anne
full_name: Andersen, Anne
last_name: Andersen
- first_name: Jacobus
full_name: Boomsma, Jacobus
last_name: Boomsma
- first_name: David
full_name: Nash, David
last_name: Nash
citation:
ama: Ugelvig LV, Andersen A, Boomsma J, Nash D. Dispersal and gene flow in the rare
parasitic Large Blue butterfly Maculinea arion. Molecular Ecology. 2012;21(13):3224-3236.
doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05592.x
apa: Ugelvig, L. V., Andersen, A., Boomsma, J., & Nash, D. (2012). Dispersal
and gene flow in the rare parasitic Large Blue butterfly Maculinea arion. Molecular
Ecology. Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05592.x
chicago: Ugelvig, Line V, Anne Andersen, Jacobus Boomsma, and David Nash. “Dispersal
and Gene Flow in the Rare Parasitic Large Blue Butterfly Maculinea Arion.” Molecular
Ecology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05592.x.
ieee: L. V. Ugelvig, A. Andersen, J. Boomsma, and D. Nash, “Dispersal and gene flow
in the rare parasitic Large Blue butterfly Maculinea arion,” Molecular Ecology,
vol. 21, no. 13. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 3224–3236, 2012.
ista: Ugelvig LV, Andersen A, Boomsma J, Nash D. 2012. Dispersal and gene flow in
the rare parasitic Large Blue butterfly Maculinea arion. Molecular Ecology. 21(13),
3224–3236.
mla: Ugelvig, Line V., et al. “Dispersal and Gene Flow in the Rare Parasitic Large
Blue Butterfly Maculinea Arion.” Molecular Ecology, vol. 21, no. 13, Wiley-Blackwell,
2012, pp. 3224–36, doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05592.x.
short: L.V. Ugelvig, A. Andersen, J. Boomsma, D. Nash, Molecular Ecology 21 (2012)
3224–3236.
date_created: 2018-12-11T12:01:43Z
date_published: 2012-07-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:41:27Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: SyCr
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2012.05592.x
intvolume: ' 21'
issue: '13'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '07'
oa_version: None
page: 3224 - 3236
publication: Molecular Ecology
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
publist_id: '3538'
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: 1
status: public
title: Dispersal and gene flow in the rare parasitic Large Blue butterfly Maculinea
arion
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user_id: 3E5EF7F0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
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year: '2012'
...
---
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abstract:
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text: 'Some inflammatory stimuli trigger activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by
inducing efflux of cellular potassium. Loss of cellular potassium is known to
potently suppress protein synthesis, leading us to test whether the inhibition
of protein synthesis itself serves as an activating signal for the NLRP3 inflammasome.
Murine bone marrow-derived macrophages, either primed by LPS or unprimed, were
exposed to a panel of inhibitors of ribosomal function: ricin, cycloheximide,
puromycin, pactamycin, and anisomycin. Macrophages were also exposed to nigericin,
ATP, monosodium urate (MSU), and poly I:C. Synthesis of pro-IL-ß and release of
IL-1ß from cells in response to these agents was detected by immunoblotting and
ELISA. Release of intracellular potassium was measured by mass spectrometry. Inhibition
of translation by each of the tested translation inhibitors led to processing
of IL-1ß, which was released from cells. Processing and release of IL-1ß was reduced
or absent from cells deficient in NLRP3, ASC, or caspase-1, demonstrating the
role of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Despite the inability of these inhibitors to trigger
efflux of intracellular potassium, the addition of high extracellular potassium
suppressed activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. MSU and double-stranded RNA,
which are known to activate the NLRP3 inflammasome, also substantially inhibited
protein translation, supporting a close association between inhibition of translation
and inflammasome activation. These data demonstrate that translational inhibition
itself constitutes a heretofore-unrecognized mechanism underlying IL-1ß dependent
inflammatory signaling and that other physical, chemical, or pathogen-associated
agents that impair translation may lead to IL-1ß-dependent inflammation through
activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. For agents that inhibit translation through
decreased cellular potassium, the application of high extracellular potassium
restores protein translation and suppresses activation of the NLRP inflammasome.
For agents that inhibit translation through mechanisms that do not involve loss
of potassium, high extracellular potassium suppresses IL-1ß processing through
a mechanism that remains undefined.'
acknowledgement: "Supported by National Institutes of Health grants GM071338 (ML)
and AI059355 (BM).\r\nWe acknowledge the expertise of Dr. Martina Ralle in Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at OHSU for measurements of potassium using
inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry."
article_number: e36044
author:
- first_name: Meghan
full_name: Vyleta, Meghan
id: 418901AA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Vyleta
- first_name: John
full_name: Wong, John
last_name: Wong
- first_name: Bruce
full_name: Magun, Bruce
last_name: Magun
citation:
ama: Vyleta M, Wong J, Magun B. Suppression of ribosomal function triggers innate
immune signaling through activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. PLoS One.
2012;7(5). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036044
apa: Vyleta, M., Wong, J., & Magun, B. (2012). Suppression of ribosomal function
triggers innate immune signaling through activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome.
PLoS One. Public Library of Science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036044
chicago: Vyleta, Meghan, John Wong, and Bruce Magun. “Suppression of Ribosomal Function
Triggers Innate Immune Signaling through Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome.”
PLoS One. Public Library of Science, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0036044.
ieee: M. Vyleta, J. Wong, and B. Magun, “Suppression of ribosomal function triggers
innate immune signaling through activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome,” PLoS
One, vol. 7, no. 5. Public Library of Science, 2012.
ista: Vyleta M, Wong J, Magun B. 2012. Suppression of ribosomal function triggers
innate immune signaling through activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome. PLoS One.
7(5), e36044.
mla: Vyleta, Meghan, et al. “Suppression of Ribosomal Function Triggers Innate Immune
Signaling through Activation of the NLRP3 Inflammasome.” PLoS One, vol.
7, no. 5, e36044, Public Library of Science, 2012, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036044.
short: M. Vyleta, J. Wong, B. Magun, PLoS One 7 (2012).
date_created: 2018-12-11T12:01:45Z
date_published: 2012-05-14T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:41:29Z
day: '14'
ddc:
- '610'
department:
- _id: SyCr
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activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome
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text: Due to the omnipresent risk of epidemics, insect societies have evolved sophisticated
disease defences at the individual and colony level. An intriguing yet little
understood phenomenon is that social contact to pathogen-exposed individuals reduces
susceptibility of previously naive nestmates to this pathogen. We tested whether
such social immunisation in Lasius ants against the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium
anisopliae is based on active upregulation of the immune system of nestmates following
contact to an infectious individual or passive protection via transfer of immune
effectors among group members—that is, active versus passive immunisation. We
found no evidence for involvement of passive immunisation via transfer of antimicrobials
among colony members. Instead, intensive allogrooming behaviour between naive
and pathogen-exposed ants before fungal conidia firmly attached to their cuticle
suggested passage of the pathogen from the exposed individuals to their nestmates.
By tracing fluorescence-labelled conidia we indeed detected frequent pathogen
transfer to the nestmates, where they caused low-level infections as revealed
by growth of small numbers of fungal colony forming units from their dissected
body content. These infections rarely led to death, but instead promoted an enhanced
ability to inhibit fungal growth and an active upregulation of immune genes involved
in antifungal defences (defensin and prophenoloxidase, PPO). Contrarily, there
was no upregulation of the gene cathepsin L, which is associated with antibacterial
and antiviral defences, and we found no increased antibacterial activity of nestmates
of fungus-exposed ants. This indicates that social immunisation after fungal exposure
is specific, similar to recent findings for individual-level immune priming in
invertebrates. Epidemiological modeling further suggests that active social immunisation
is adaptive, as it leads to faster elimination of the disease and lower death
rates than passive immunisation. Interestingly, humans have also utilised the
protective effect of low-level infections to fight smallpox by intentional transfer
of low pathogen doses (“variolation” or “inoculation”).
acknowledgement: Funding for this project was obtained by the German Research Foundation
DFG (http://www.dfg.de/en/index.jsp) as an Individual Research Grant (CR118/2-1
to SC) and the European Research Council (http://erc.europa.eu/) in form of two
ERC Starting Grants (ERC-2009-StG240371-SocialVaccines to SC and ERC-2010-StG259294-LatentCauses
to FJT). In addition, the Junge Akademie (Young Academy of the Berlin-Brandenburg
Academy of Sciences and Humanities and the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
(http://www.diejungeakademie.de/english/index.html) funded this joint Antnet project
of SC and FJT. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis,
decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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author:
- first_name: Matthias
full_name: Konrad, Matthias
id: 46528076-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Konrad
- first_name: Meghan
full_name: Vyleta, Meghan
id: 418901AA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Vyleta
- first_name: Fabian
full_name: Theis, Fabian
last_name: Theis
- first_name: Miriam
full_name: Stock, Miriam
id: 42462816-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Stock
- first_name: Simon
full_name: Tragust, Simon
id: 35A7A418-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Tragust
- first_name: Martina
full_name: Klatt, Martina
id: E60F29C6-E9AE-11E9-AF6E-D190C7302F38
last_name: Klatt
- first_name: Verena
full_name: Drescher, Verena
last_name: Drescher
- first_name: Carsten
full_name: Marr, Carsten
last_name: Marr
- first_name: Line V
full_name: Ugelvig, Line V
id: 3DC97C8E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ugelvig
orcid: 0000-0003-1832-8883
- first_name: Sylvia
full_name: Cremer, Sylvia
id: 2F64EC8C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Cremer
orcid: 0000-0002-2193-3868
citation:
ama: Konrad M, Vyleta M, Theis F, et al. Social transfer of pathogenic fungus promotes
active immunisation in ant colonies. PLoS Biology. 2012;10(4). doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001300
apa: Konrad, M., Vyleta, M., Theis, F., Stock, M., Tragust, S., Klatt, M., … Cremer,
S. (2012). Social transfer of pathogenic fungus promotes active immunisation in
ant colonies. PLoS Biology. Public Library of Science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001300
chicago: Konrad, Matthias, Meghan Vyleta, Fabian Theis, Miriam Stock, Simon Tragust,
Martina Klatt, Verena Drescher, Carsten Marr, Line V Ugelvig, and Sylvia Cremer.
“Social Transfer of Pathogenic Fungus Promotes Active Immunisation in Ant Colonies.”
PLoS Biology. Public Library of Science, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001300.
ieee: M. Konrad et al., “Social transfer of pathogenic fungus promotes active
immunisation in ant colonies,” PLoS Biology, vol. 10, no. 4. Public Library
of Science, 2012.
ista: Konrad M, Vyleta M, Theis F, Stock M, Tragust S, Klatt M, Drescher V, Marr
C, Ugelvig LV, Cremer S. 2012. Social transfer of pathogenic fungus promotes active
immunisation in ant colonies. PLoS Biology. 10(4), e1001300.
mla: Konrad, Matthias, et al. “Social Transfer of Pathogenic Fungus Promotes Active
Immunisation in Ant Colonies.” PLoS Biology, vol. 10, no. 4, e1001300,
Public Library of Science, 2012, doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1001300.
short: M. Konrad, M. Vyleta, F. Theis, M. Stock, S. Tragust, M. Klatt, V. Drescher,
C. Marr, L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer, PLoS Biology 10 (2012).
date_created: 2018-12-11T12:02:13Z
date_published: 2012-04-03T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-02-23T14:07:11Z
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doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001300
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title: Social transfer of pathogenic fungus promotes active immunisation in ant colonies
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abstract:
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text: Due to the omnipresent risk of epidemics, insect societies have evolved sophisticated
disease defences at the individual and colony level. An intriguing yet little
understood phenomenon is that social contact to pathogen-exposed individuals reduces
susceptibility of previously naive nestmates to this pathogen. We tested whether
such social immunisation in Lasius ants against the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium
anisopliae is based on active upregulation of the immune system of nestmates following
contact to an infectious individual or passive protection via transfer of immune
effectors among group members—that is, active versus passive immunisation. We
found no evidence for involvement of passive immunisation via transfer of antimicrobials
among colony members. Instead, intensive allogrooming behaviour between naive
and pathogen-exposed ants before fungal conidia firmly attached to their cuticle
suggested passage of the pathogen from the exposed individuals to their nestmates.
By tracing fluorescence-labelled conidia we indeed detected frequent pathogen
transfer to the nestmates, where they caused low-level infections as revealed
by growth of small numbers of fungal colony forming units from their dissected
body content. These infections rarely led to death, but instead promoted an enhanced
ability to inhibit fungal growth and an active upregulation of immune genes involved
in antifungal defences (defensin and prophenoloxidase, PPO). Contrarily, there
was no upregulation of the gene cathepsin L, which is associated with antibacterial
and antiviral defences, and we found no increased antibacterial activity of nestmates
of fungus-exposed ants. This indicates that social immunisation after fungal exposure
is specific, similar to recent findings for individual-level immune priming in
invertebrates. Epidemiological modeling further suggests that active social immunisation
is adaptive, as it leads to faster elimination of the disease and lower death
rates than passive immunisation. Interestingly, humans have also utilised the
protective effect of low-level infections to fight smallpox by intentional transfer
of low pathogen doses (“variolation” or “inoculation”).
article_processing_charge: No
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full_name: Konrad, Matthias
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last_name: Konrad
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last_name: Vyleta
- first_name: Fabian
full_name: Theis, Fabian
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- first_name: Miriam
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- first_name: Martina
full_name: Klatt, Martina
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last_name: Klatt
- first_name: Verena
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- first_name: Carsten
full_name: Marr, Carsten
last_name: Marr
- first_name: Line V
full_name: Ugelvig, Line V
id: 3DC97C8E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ugelvig
orcid: 0000-0003-1832-8883
- first_name: Sylvia
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citation:
ama: 'Konrad M, Vyleta M, Theis F, et al. Data from: Social transfer of pathogenic
fungus promotes active immunisation in ant colonies. 2012. doi:10.5061/dryad.sv37s'
apa: 'Konrad, M., Vyleta, M., Theis, F., Stock, M., Klatt, M., Drescher, V., … Cremer,
S. (2012). Data from: Social transfer of pathogenic fungus promotes active immunisation
in ant colonies. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sv37s'
chicago: 'Konrad, Matthias, Meghan Vyleta, Fabian Theis, Miriam Stock, Martina Klatt,
Verena Drescher, Carsten Marr, Line V Ugelvig, and Sylvia Cremer. “Data from:
Social Transfer of Pathogenic Fungus Promotes Active Immunisation in Ant Colonies.”
Dryad, 2012. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sv37s.'
ieee: 'M. Konrad et al., “Data from: Social transfer of pathogenic fungus
promotes active immunisation in ant colonies.” Dryad, 2012.'
ista: 'Konrad M, Vyleta M, Theis F, Stock M, Klatt M, Drescher V, Marr C, Ugelvig
LV, Cremer S. 2012. Data from: Social transfer of pathogenic fungus promotes active
immunisation in ant colonies, Dryad, 10.5061/dryad.sv37s.'
mla: 'Konrad, Matthias, et al. Data from: Social Transfer of Pathogenic Fungus
Promotes Active Immunisation in Ant Colonies. Dryad, 2012, doi:10.5061/dryad.sv37s.'
short: M. Konrad, M. Vyleta, F. Theis, M. Stock, M. Klatt, V. Drescher, C. Marr,
L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer, (2012).
date_created: 2021-07-30T08:39:13Z
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text: To fight infectious diseases, host immune defences are employed at multiple
levels. Sanitary behaviour, such as pathogen avoidance and removal, acts as a
first line of defence to prevent infection [1] before activation of the physiological
immune system. Insect societies have evolved a wide range of collective hygiene
measures and intensive health care towards pathogen-exposed group members [2].
One of the most common behaviours is allogrooming, in which nestmates remove infectious
particles from the body surfaces of exposed individuals [3]. Here we show that,
in invasive garden ants, grooming of fungus-exposed brood is effective beyond
the sheer mechanical removal of fungal conidiospores as it also includes chemical
disinfection through the application of poison produced by the ants themselves.
Formic acid is the main active component of the poison. It inhibits fungal growth
of conidiospores remaining on the brood surface after grooming and also those
collected in the mouth of the grooming ant. This dual function is achieved by
uptake of the poison droplet into the mouth through acidopore self-grooming and
subsequent application onto the infectious brood via brood grooming. This extraordinary
behaviour extends current understanding of grooming and the establishment of social
immunity in insect societies.
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author:
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full_name: Tragust, Simon
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last_name: Tragust
- first_name: Barbara
full_name: Mitteregger, Barbara
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last_name: Mitteregger
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full_name: Barone, Vanessa
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last_name: Barone
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- first_name: Matthias
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id: 46528076-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Konrad
- first_name: Line V
full_name: Ugelvig, Line V
id: 3DC97C8E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ugelvig
orcid: 0000-0003-1832-8883
- first_name: Sylvia
full_name: Cremer, Sylvia
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citation:
ama: 'Tragust S, Mitteregger B, Barone V, Konrad M, Ugelvig LV, Cremer S. Data from:
Ants disinfect fungus-exposed brood by oral uptake and spread of their poison.
2012. doi:10.5061/dryad.61649'
apa: 'Tragust, S., Mitteregger, B., Barone, V., Konrad, M., Ugelvig, L. V., &
Cremer, S. (2012). Data from: Ants disinfect fungus-exposed brood by oral uptake
and spread of their poison. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.61649'
chicago: 'Tragust, Simon, Barbara Mitteregger, Vanessa Barone, Matthias Konrad,
Line V Ugelvig, and Sylvia Cremer. “Data from: Ants Disinfect Fungus-Exposed Brood
by Oral Uptake and Spread of Their Poison.” Dryad, 2012. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.61649.'
ieee: 'S. Tragust, B. Mitteregger, V. Barone, M. Konrad, L. V. Ugelvig, and S. Cremer,
“Data from: Ants disinfect fungus-exposed brood by oral uptake and spread of their
poison.” Dryad, 2012.'
ista: 'Tragust S, Mitteregger B, Barone V, Konrad M, Ugelvig LV, Cremer S. 2012.
Data from: Ants disinfect fungus-exposed brood by oral uptake and spread of their
poison, Dryad, 10.5061/dryad.61649.'
mla: 'Tragust, Simon, et al. Data from: Ants Disinfect Fungus-Exposed Brood by
Oral Uptake and Spread of Their Poison. Dryad, 2012, doi:10.5061/dryad.61649.'
short: S. Tragust, B. Mitteregger, V. Barone, M. Konrad, L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer,
(2012).
date_created: 2021-07-30T12:31:31Z
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oa: 1
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abstract:
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text: 'Evolutionary theories of ageing predict that life span increases with decreasing
extrinsic mortality, and life span variation among queens in ant species seems
to corroborate this prediction: queens, which are the only reproductive in a colony,
live much longer than queens in multi-queen colonies. The latter often inhabit
ephemeral nest sites and accordingly are assumed to experience a higher mortality
risk. Yet, all prior studies compared queens from different single- and multi-queen
species. Here, we demonstrate an effect of queen number on longevity and fecundity
within a single, socially plastic species, where queens experience the similar
level of extrinsic mortality. Queens from single- and two-queen colonies had significantly
longer lifespan and higher fecundity than queens living in associations of eight
queens. As queens also differ neither in morphology nor the mode of colony foundation,
our study shows that the social environment itself strongly affects ageing rate.'
author:
- first_name: Alexandra
full_name: Schrempf, Alexandra
last_name: Schrempf
- first_name: Sylvia
full_name: Cremer, Sylvia
id: 2F64EC8C-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Cremer
orcid: 0000-0002-2193-3868
- first_name: Jürgen
full_name: Heinze, Jürgen
last_name: Heinze
citation:
ama: Schrempf A, Cremer S, Heinze J. Social influence on age and reproduction reduced
lifespan and fecundity in multi queen ant colonies. Journal of Evolutionary
Biology. 2011;24(7):1455-1461. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02278.x
apa: Schrempf, A., Cremer, S., & Heinze, J. (2011). Social influence on age
and reproduction reduced lifespan and fecundity in multi queen ant colonies. Journal
of Evolutionary Biology. Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02278.x
chicago: Schrempf, Alexandra, Sylvia Cremer, and Jürgen Heinze. “Social Influence
on Age and Reproduction Reduced Lifespan and Fecundity in Multi Queen Ant Colonies.”
Journal of Evolutionary Biology. Wiley-Blackwell, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02278.x.
ieee: A. Schrempf, S. Cremer, and J. Heinze, “Social influence on age and reproduction
reduced lifespan and fecundity in multi queen ant colonies,” Journal of Evolutionary
Biology, vol. 24, no. 7. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 1455–1461, 2011.
ista: Schrempf A, Cremer S, Heinze J. 2011. Social influence on age and reproduction
reduced lifespan and fecundity in multi queen ant colonies. Journal of Evolutionary
Biology. 24(7), 1455–1461.
mla: Schrempf, Alexandra, et al. “Social Influence on Age and Reproduction Reduced
Lifespan and Fecundity in Multi Queen Ant Colonies.” Journal of Evolutionary
Biology, vol. 24, no. 7, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011, pp. 1455–61, doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02278.x.
short: A. Schrempf, S. Cremer, J. Heinze, Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24 (2011)
1455–1461.
date_created: 2018-12-11T12:03:02Z
date_published: 2011-04-21T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2021-01-12T07:43:08Z
day: '21'
department:
- _id: SyCr
doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2011.02278.x
intvolume: ' 24'
issue: '7'
language:
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title: Social influence on age and reproduction reduced lifespan and fecundity in
multi queen ant colonies
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abstract:
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text: 'Background: Fragmentation of terrestrial ecosystems has had detrimental effects
on metapopulations of habitat specialists. Maculinea butterflies have been particularly
affected because of their specialized lifecycles, requiring both specific food-plants
and host-ants. However, the interaction between dispersal, effective population
size, and long-term genetic erosion of these endangered butterflies remains unknown.
Using non-destructive sampling, we investigated the genetic diversity of the last
extant population of M. arion in Denmark, which experienced critically low numbers
in the 1980s. Results: Using nine microsatellite markers, we show that the population
is genetically impoverished compared to nearby populations in Sweden, but less
so than monitoring programs suggested. Ten additional short repeat microsatellites
were used to reconstruct changes in genetic diversity and population structure
over the last 77 years from museum specimens. We also tested amplification efficiency
in such historical samples as a function of repeat length and sample age. Low
population numbers in the 1980s did not affect genetic diversity, but considerable
turnover of alleles has characterized this population throughout the time-span
of our analysis. Conclusions: Our results suggest that M. arion is less sensitive
to genetic erosion via population bottlenecks than previously thought, and that
managing clusters of high quality habitat may be key for long-term conservation.'
article_number: '201'
author:
- first_name: Line V
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- first_name: Per
full_name: Nielsen, Per
last_name: Nielsen
- first_name: Jacobus
full_name: Boomsma, Jacobus
last_name: Boomsma
- first_name: David
full_name: Nash, David
last_name: Nash
citation:
ama: Ugelvig LV, Nielsen P, Boomsma J, Nash D. Reconstructing eight decades of genetic
variation in an isolated Danish population of the large blue butterfly Maculinea
arion. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2011;11(201). doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-201
apa: Ugelvig, L. V., Nielsen, P., Boomsma, J., & Nash, D. (2011). Reconstructing
eight decades of genetic variation in an isolated Danish population of the large
blue butterfly Maculinea arion. BMC Evolutionary Biology. BioMed Central.
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-201
chicago: Ugelvig, Line V, Per Nielsen, Jacobus Boomsma, and David Nash. “Reconstructing
Eight Decades of Genetic Variation in an Isolated Danish Population of the Large
Blue Butterfly Maculinea Arion.” BMC Evolutionary Biology. BioMed Central,
2011. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-201.
ieee: L. V. Ugelvig, P. Nielsen, J. Boomsma, and D. Nash, “Reconstructing eight
decades of genetic variation in an isolated Danish population of the large blue
butterfly Maculinea arion,” BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol. 11, no. 201.
BioMed Central, 2011.
ista: Ugelvig LV, Nielsen P, Boomsma J, Nash D. 2011. Reconstructing eight decades
of genetic variation in an isolated Danish population of the large blue butterfly
Maculinea arion. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 11(201), 201.
mla: Ugelvig, Line V., et al. “Reconstructing Eight Decades of Genetic Variation
in an Isolated Danish Population of the Large Blue Butterfly Maculinea Arion.”
BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol. 11, no. 201, 201, BioMed Central, 2011,
doi:10.1186/1471-2148-11-201.
short: L.V. Ugelvig, P. Nielsen, J. Boomsma, D. Nash, BMC Evolutionary Biology 11
(2011).
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Context-dependent adjustment of mating tactics can drastically increase the
mating success of behaviourally flexible animals. We used the ant Cardiocondyla
obscurior as a model system to study adaptive adjustment of male mating tactics.
This species shows a male diphenism of wingless fighter males and peaceful winged
males. Whereas the wingless males stay and exclusively mate in the maternal colony,
the mating behaviour of winged males is plastic. They copulate with female sexuals
in their natal nests early in life but later disperse in search for sexuals outside.
In this study, we observed the nest-leaving behaviour of winged males under different
conditions and found that they adaptively adjust the timing of their dispersal
to the availability of mating partners, as well as the presence, and even the
type of competitors in their natal nests. In colonies with virgin female queens
winged males stayed longest when they were the only male in the nest. They left
earlier when mating partners were not available or when other males were present.
In the presence of wingless, locally mating fighter males, winged males dispersed
earlier than in the presence of docile, winged competitors. This suggests that
C. obscurior males are capable of estimating their local breeding chances and
adaptively adjust their dispersal behaviour in both an opportunistic and a risk-sensitive
way, thus showing hitherto unknown behavioural plasticity in social insect males.
acknowledgement: This work was supported by the German Science Foundation (www.dfg.de,
He 1623/23).
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author:
- first_name: Sylvia
full_name: Cremer, Sylvia
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- first_name: Alexandra
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- first_name: Jürgen
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last_name: Heinze
citation:
ama: Cremer S, Schrempf A, Heinze J. Competition and opportunity shape the reproductive
tactics of males in the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior. PLoS One. 2011;6(3).
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017323
apa: Cremer, S., Schrempf, A., & Heinze, J. (2011). Competition and opportunity
shape the reproductive tactics of males in the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior. PLoS
One. Public Library of Science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017323
chicago: Cremer, Sylvia, Alexandra Schrempf, and Jürgen Heinze. “Competition and
Opportunity Shape the Reproductive Tactics of Males in the Ant Cardiocondyla Obscurior.”
PLoS One. Public Library of Science, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0017323.
ieee: S. Cremer, A. Schrempf, and J. Heinze, “Competition and opportunity shape
the reproductive tactics of males in the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior,” PLoS
One, vol. 6, no. 3. Public Library of Science, 2011.
ista: Cremer S, Schrempf A, Heinze J. 2011. Competition and opportunity shape the
reproductive tactics of males in the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior. PLoS One. 6(3),
e17323.
mla: Cremer, Sylvia, et al. “Competition and Opportunity Shape the Reproductive
Tactics of Males in the Ant Cardiocondyla Obscurior.” PLoS One, vol. 6,
no. 3, e17323, Public Library of Science, 2011, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0017323.
short: S. Cremer, A. Schrempf, J. Heinze, PLoS One 6 (2011).
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