RECRUITMENT RESPONSE TO SIX CARBOHYDRATES IN THE ANT PHEIDOLE DENTIGULA SMITH, 1927 (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)

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Fecha de publicación2010-01-01
ResumenWe examined recruitment behavior of the ant Pheidole dentigula to six different carbohydrates each presented at two concentrations. In each case, the recruitment response was enhanced by raising the carbohydrate concentration from 0.5 to 1.0 M. However, glucose and sucrose were more effective than other sugars at inducing recruitment activity at 0.5 M. In the simultaneous presence of both sugar solutions, but moving away the more concentrated one, the colony opted in the case of glucose and sucrose, but not with maltose, for the food source of less energy content. These findings suggest that taste receptors of Pheidole dentigula are differentially sensitive to distinct carbohydrates. This species was also responsive to trehalose, which has no recruitment activity in other ants. We consider that functional and molecular taste receptor diversity may represent an evolutionary advantage for insect societies, since it allows them to organize efficiently the required effort to exploit the existing resources.es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/4240
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FuenteEntomological News
Palabra claverecruitment responsees_ES
Palabra clavePheidolees_ES
Palabra clavetrehalosees_ES
Palabra clavetaste receptores_ES
Palabra claveantses_ES
Palabra claveTamaulipases_ES
TítuloRECRUITMENT RESPONSE TO SIX CARBOHYDRATES IN THE ANT PHEIDOLE DENTIGULA SMITH, 1927 (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)es_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorVictor Horta-Vega, Jorge
AutorEguia-Lopez, Brenda
AutorRuiz-Cancino, Enrique
AutorBrussolo-Ceballos, Regina
AutorVictor Horta-Vega, Jorgees_ES
AutorEguia-Lopez, Brendaes_ES
AutorRuiz-Cancino, Enriquees_ES
AutorBrussolo-Ceballos, Reginaes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número3es_ES
Rango de páginas290-297es_ES
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen121es_ES

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