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Neotropical ant-plant Triplaris americana attracts Pseudomyrmex mordax ant queens during seedling stages

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dc.creatorTorres, María Fernanda
dc.creatorSánchez Andrade, Adriana
dc.creator.googleTorres M.F., Sanchez A.spa
dc.creator.googleTorres, María Fernandaspa
dc.creator.googleSanchez, Adrianaspa
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-10T16:00:40Z
dc.date.available2018-12-10T16:00:40Z
dc.date.created2017
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe association between the myrmecophyte Triplaris and ants of the genus Pseudomyrmex is an often-reported example of mutualism in the Neotropics. The ants colonize the hollow stems of their hosts, and in exchange, the plants benefit from a reduced degree of herbivory. The previous studies have shown that workers can discriminate their host from other plants, including a closely related species. Little is known about how queens locate their host during the colonization process, but it has been suggested that host recognition is mediated by volatiles. Since queens of Pseudomyrmex mordax colonize their hosts during the seedling stage, we hypothesized that queens would discriminate leaves of seedlings from adult plants. To evaluate our hypothesis, we used a two-sided olfactometer, to test the preference of queens towards different leaf and plant ages of Triplaris americana. Virgin queens of Pseudomyrmex mordax preferred seedlings over adult plants, as well as plant leaves over empty controls, showing no discrimination for leaf age. Our results suggest that the volatiles virgin queens recognize are either produced or are more abundant at the early growing stage of the host when colonization is crucial for the host's survival. © 2017, The Author(s).eng
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dc.identifier.issnISSN 0020-1812
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/18788
dc.language.isoengspa
dc.relation.citationEndPage261
dc.relation.citationIssueNo. 2
dc.relation.citationStartPage255
dc.relation.citationTitleInsectes Sociaux
dc.relation.citationVolumeVol. 64
dc.relation.ispartofInsectes Sociaux, ISSN: 0020-1812, Vol. 64/No. 2 (2017) pp. 255-261spa
dc.relation.urihttps://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs00040-017-0542-2.pdfspa
dc.rights.accesRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.accesoAbierto (Texto Completo)spa
dc.rights.cchttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/spa
dc.source.bibliographicCitationAgrawal, A.A., Dubin-Thaler, B.J., Induced responses to herbivory in the Neotropical ant-plant association between Azteca ants and Cecropia trees: response of ants to potential inducing cues (1999) Behav Ecol Sociobiol, 45, pp. 47-54spa
dc.source.instnameinstname:Universidad del Rosario
dc.source.reponamereponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocUR
dc.subjectAnt–Plant Associationsspa
dc.subjectColombiaspa
dc.subjectColony Foundingspa
dc.subjectHost Recognitionspa
dc.subjectPseudomyrmex Mordaxspa
dc.subjectTriplaris Americanaspa
dc.subject.decsAntspa
dc.subject.decsColonizationspa
dc.subject.decsColony Foundingspa
dc.subject.decsHerbivoryspa
dc.subject.decsMutualismspa
dc.subject.decsMyrmecophytespa
dc.subject.decsNeotropical Regionspa
dc.subject.decsPlant-Insect Interactionspa
dc.subject.decsQueenspa
dc.subject.decsRecognitionspa
dc.subject.decsSeedlingspa
dc.subject.decsSurvivalspa
dc.subject.decsVolatile Substancespa
dc.subject.decsColombiaspa
dc.subject.decsFormicidaespa
dc.subject.decsPseudomyrmexspa
dc.subject.decsTriplarisspa
dc.subject.decsTriplaris Americanaspa
dc.subject.lembHormigasspa
dc.subject.lembColonias::Hormigasspa
dc.subject.lembMutualismo (Hormigas)spa
dc.titleNeotropical ant-plant Triplaris americana attracts Pseudomyrmex mordax ant queens during seedling stagesspa
dc.typearticleeng
dc.type.hasVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.type.spaArtículospa
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