Dual Effect of Wasp Queen Pheromone in Regulating Insect Sociality
|
|
- Eileen Williamson
- 6 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 Report Dual Effect of Wasp Queen Pheromone in Regulating Insect Sociality Highlights d Specific queen pheromones induce sterility in social insect workers Authors Cintia A. Oi, Annette Van Oystaeyen,..., Jelle S. van Zweden, Tom Wenseleers d d d One of these queen pheromones is shown to also signal egg maternity The pheromone enables workers to recognize or police eggs laid by cheater workers This shows that queen pheromones regulate insect sociality in several distinct ways Correspondence cintiaakemi.oi@bio.kuleuven.be (C.A.O.), tom.wenseleers@bio.kuleuven.be (T.W.) In Brief Social insect queens use pheromones to stop the workers from reproducing. Oi et al. show that in wasps, one of these sterility-inducing pheromones is also used by the queen to mark her eggs and enable the workers to recognize and police eggs laid by other workers. This shows that queen pheromones regulate insect sociality in several distinct ways. Oi et al., 2015, Current Biology 25, 1 3 June 15, 2015 ª2015 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved
2 Please cite this article in press as: Oi et al., Dual Effect of Wasp Queen Pheromone in Regulating Insect Sociality, Current Biology (2015), dx.doi.org/ /j.cub Current Biology Report Dual Effect of Wasp Queen Pheromone in Regulating Insect Sociality Cintia A. Oi, 1, * Annette Van Oystaeyen, 1 Ricardo Caliari Oliveira, 1 Jocelyn G. Millar, 2 Kevin J. Verstrepen, 3,4 Jelle S. van Zweden, 1 and Tom Wenseleers 1, * 1 Laboratory of Socioecology and Social Evolution, KU Leuven, Naamsestraat 59, 3000 Leuven, Belgium 2 Department of Entomology and Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521, USA 3 VIB Laboratory for Systems Biology, KU Leuven, Gaston Geenslaan 1, 3001 Leuven, Belgium 4 CMPG Laboratory for Genetics and Genomics, KU Leuven, Gaston Geenslaan 1, 3001 Leuven, Belgium *Correspondence: cintiaakemi.oi@bio.kuleuven.be (C.A.O.), tom.wenseleers@bio.kuleuven.be (T.W.) SUMMARY Eusocial insects exhibit a remarkable reproductive division of labor between queens and largely sterile workers [1, 2]. Recently, it was shown that queens of diverse groups of social insects employ specific, evolutionarily conserved cuticular hydrocarbons to signal their presence and inhibit worker reproduction [3]. Workers also recognize and discriminate between eggs laid by the queen and those laid by workers, with the latter being destroyed by workers in a process known as policing [4, 5]. Worker policing represents a classic example of a conflictreducing mechanism, in which the reproductive monopoly of the queen is maintained through the selective destruction of worker-laid eggs [5, 6]. However, the exact signals used in worker policing have thus far remained elusive [5, 7]. Here, we show that in the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris, the pheromone that signals egg maternity and enables the workers to selectively destroy worker-laid eggs is in fact the same as one of the sterility-inducing queen signals that we identified earlier [3]. These results imply that queen pheromones regulate insect sociality in two distinct and complementary ways, i.e., by signaling the queen s presence and inhibiting worker reproduction, and by facilitating the recognition and policing of worker-laid eggs. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Even though social insects may appear to work together in total harmony, social insect colonies are in fact rife with conflict [1, 5]. A case in point is the queen-worker conflict over male production, observed in many species, whereby rogue workers will surreptitiously lay unfertilized eggs, destined to become males, instead of working for the benefit of the colony [5]. To keep such transgressing workers at bay, many species have evolved a policing system in which eggs laid by workers are selectively detected and cannibalized [5, 8]. First discovered in the honeybee a quarter of a century ago [4], this phenomenon of worker policing has since been reported in more than a dozen social insect species, including bees, ants, and wasps [8]. It has long been hypothesized that the workers ability to discriminate between queen-laid and worker-laid eggs might be aided by a pheromone mark left on the queen s eggs [5]. Such a queen egg-marking pheromone should be evolutionarily stable because the pheromone would benefit both the queen, by increasing her share of the colony s reproduction, and the workers, by reducing the chance of them accidentally destroying the queen s eggs and thereby reducing their inclusive fitness [5, 8 10]. However, despite decades of research, no social insect queen egg-marking pheromone has been unambiguously identified [5, 7, 11]. Cuticular hydrocarbons provide a waxy protective layer on the cuticles of all insect life stages, including eggs [12, 13]. The profiles of cuticular chemicals are known to show pronounced differences between castes [3, 11] and have acquired important signaling functions in social insects, including as queen pheromones [3]. We hypothesized that the same hydrocarbons that function as queen pheromones might also play a role in signaling egg maternity. That is, based on evolutionary parsimony, we predicted that the co-option and repurposing of an existing maternal signal might be easier than evolving an entirely new signaling system from scratch. To test this hypothesis, we carried out experiments with the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris (Figure 1A), from which we recently identified several sterility-inducing queen pheromones [3], and in which the workers, as in the honeybee, police each other s eggs [14]. To shortlist possible egg-marking pheromones, we first carried out a detailed comparison of the hydrocarbon profiles of queen-laid and worker-laid eggs ([15]; Figure S1 and Supplemental Experimental Procedures). Our analysis showed that two compounds were consistently more abundant on the surface of queen-laid eggs than on the surface of worker-laid eggs, namely 3-methylnonacosane (3-MeC 29 ), which we earlier found to act as a sterility-inducing queen signal [3], and 3-methylheptacosane (3-MeC 27 ), which shows weaker caste differences on the cuticle but is highly characteristic of queen-laid eggs (Figure S1). Subsequently, we collected six colonies of the common wasp, from which we isolated about half of the worker force from their mother queen to stimulate egg laying. We then treated workerlaid eggs with synthetic versions of the queen-characteristic pheromones 3-MeC 27 and 3-MeC 29, either individually or as a blend ( mix, Figure 1B), dissolved in acetone. These treatments Current Biology 25, 1 3, June 15, 2015 ª2015 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved 1
3 Please cite this article in press as: Oi et al., Dual Effect of Wasp Queen Pheromone in Regulating Insect Sociality, Current Biology (2015), dx.doi.org/ /j.cub A A B B Figure 1. Experimental Setup Used to Test the Role of Queen Pheromones in Signaling Egg Maternity during Worker Policing in the Common Wasp (A) To test the hypothesis that hydrocarbon queen pheromones, which stop workers from reproducing [3], could also play a role in signaling queen egg maternity, we performed experiments with the common wasp Vespula vulgaris. As in most social insects, common wasp queens have a near monopoly over reproduction [14]. This reproductive monopoly is enforced partly via a mechanism of worker policing, whereby workers selectively detect and destroy eggs laid by transgressing workers [14]. (B) In bioassays, we determined whether treatment with an acetone solution of the hydrocarbon 3-methylnonacosane (3-MeC 29 ), one of the main sterilityinducing queen signals in this species [3]; 3-methylheptacosane (3-MeC 27 ), which is characteristic of queen-laid eggs; or a mix of both caused worker-laid eggs to become more queen-like and thus acceptable to the workers upon reintroduction into their mother colony. rendered worker-laid eggs chemically more similar to queen-laid eggs (Figure 2A; Table S1), and our hypothesis was that application of these compounds should therefore reduce the rate at which these eggs were policed. By reintroducing the chemically manipulated eggs into the mother colony (Figure 1B), we confirmed this hypothesis. Specifically, the bioassays confirmed that 3-MeC 29 was strongly correlated with signaling egg maternity because it significantly reduced the rate at which workerlaid eggs were policed compared to solvent-treated controls (Figure 2B; Table S1). By contrast, 3-MeC 27, which is present in significantly higher amounts on queen-laid eggs than on Figure 2. A Sterility-Inducing Queen Pheromone Also Protects the Queen s Eggs against Worker Policing in the Common Wasp (A) Treatment of worker-laid eggs with acetone solutions of the queen egg characteristic compounds 3-MeC 29 and 3-MeC 27, either as single compounds ( single ) or as a blend of the two compounds ( mix ), caused their relative abundance to significantly increase relative to the control and to approach those found naturally on queen-laid eggs (mean ± SEM, Tukey s post hoc tests, n = 18 eggs each per egg type and treatment from N = 6 colonies each; Table S1). Compound concentrations were compared separately but significance levels are presented only once, given that the results were the same for both compounds (***p < 0.001; NS, not significant). (B) Our bioassays confirmed that 3-MeC 29 also signals egg maternity, because the percentage of eggs that were policed was significantly reduced when 3-MeC 29 was applied onto worker-laid eggs compared to the solvent-only control (mean ± 95% confidence level, binomial mixed model, Table S1;N = 6 replicate colonies, n = eggs per treatment; ***p < 0.001; NS, not significant). worker-laid eggs, did not inhibit policing, and the blend of both compounds was not significantly different from 3-MeC 29 used alone. The fact that applying the compound 3-MeC 29 onto worker-laid eggs only partially protected them against policing, however, indicates that our treatments were only partially effective at mimicking the complete profiles of queen-laid eggs. This could be explained either by small concentration mismatches (Figure 2A) or by the fact that worker-laid eggs also contain some specific cues that give away their maternal origin, and which we could not experimentally remove. Indeed, our chemical analysis reveals several short-chain mono- and dimethyl 2 Current Biology 25, 1 3, June 15, 2015 ª2015 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved
4 Please cite this article in press as: Oi et al., Dual Effect of Wasp Queen Pheromone in Regulating Insect Sociality, Current Biology (2015), dx.doi.org/ /j.cub alkanes that are specific to worker-laid eggs (Figure S1) and might be produced as some intrinsic side effect of worker-specific physiological processes [16]. Hence, 3-MeC 29 forms an important part of the queen signal, but an additional contribution of other queen- or worker-specific compounds cannot be entirely excluded. In fact, a recent study has shown that in ants, a hydrocarbon fertility signal is maximally effective only when perceived within its full chemical context [17]. It is likely that the same is true for the queen egg-marking signal that we have documented here. Overall, our study is the first to unambiguously identify a social insect queen egg-marking pheromone used in worker policing. Furthermore, our results show that the egg-marking pheromone appears to be the same as one of the main sterility-inducing queen signals in this species [3]. From an evolutionary perspective, these findings make sense because a queen pheromone has all the necessary attributes to be a marker of maternal origin and could easily be co-opted into a valuable secondary function as an egg-marking pheromone. A dual function of queen pheromones in inducing sterility and egg marking had been suggested previously for volatile queen pheromone components in the termite Reticulitermes speratus [18, 19], as well as for non-volatile hydrocarbons in the ants Camponotus floridanus [20]and Pachycondyla inversa [11]. In the latter two cases, particular long-chain hydrocarbons are highly specific for queens and their eggs, but a dual function in communication and regulation of sociality was not confirmed with defined blends of pure compounds, causing the functional roles of these compounds to remain speculative in these cases. Nonetheless, these results together with ours clearly suggest that hydrocarbon queen pheromones have a central role in regulating the spectacular reproductive division of labor of diverse lineages of hymenopteran social insects. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Supplemental Information includes one figure, one table, and Supplemental Experimental Procedures and can be found with this article online at dx.doi.org/ /j.cub AUTHOR CONTRIBUTIONS C.A.O., J.S.v.Z., and T.W. designed and contributed to all aspects of this study. A.V.O. first conceived the experiments and provided some of the bioassay results. R.O.C. helped to collect nests and perform bioassays. J.G.M. synthetized the methyl-branched hydrocarbons. K.J.V. provided the GC-MS instrument used to analyze the chemical profiles of eggs. C.A.O., J.S.v.Z., and T.W. wrote the manuscript. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This study was supported by Research Foundation Flanders grant G.0A51.15 and KU Leuven Centre of Excellence grant PF/2010/007 (to T.W.), postdoctoral fellowship 12Q7615N of the Research Foundation Flanders (to J.S.v.Z.), CNPq-Brazil scholarships / and / (to C.A.O. and R.C.O.), and Hatch project CA-R * ENT-5181-H (to J.G.M.). We are grateful to A. Vollet-Neto and A. Vandoren for assistance with fieldwork. Received: March 7, 2015 Revised: April 20, 2015 Accepted: April 20, 2015 Published: May 7, 2015 REFERENCES 1. Bourke, A.F.G. (2011). Principles of Social Evolution. (Oxford University Press). 2. Ratnieks, F.L.W., Foster, K.R., and Wenseleers, T. (2011). Darwin s special difficulty: the evolution of neuter insects and current theory. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 65, Van Oystaeyen, A., Oliveira, R.C., Holman, L., van Zweden, J.S., Romero, C., Oi, C.A., d Ettorre, P., Khalesi, M., Billen, J., Wäckers, F., et al. (2014). Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers from reproducing. Science 343, Ratnieks, F.L.W., and Visscher, P.K. (1989). Worker policing in the honeybee. Nature 342, Ratnieks, F.L.W., Foster, K.R., and Wenseleers, T. (2006). Conflict resolution in insect societies. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 51, Ratnieks, F.L.W., and Wenseleers, T. (2008). Altruism in insect societies and beyond: voluntary or enforced? Trends Ecol. Evol. 23, Martin, S.J., Châline, N., Ratnieks, F.L.W., and Jones, G.R. (2005). Searching for the egg-marking signal in honeybees. J. Negative Results 2, Wenseleers, T., and Ratnieks, F.L.W. (2006). Comparative analysis of worker reproduction and policing in eusocial hymenoptera supports relatedness theory. Am. Nat. 168, E163 E Ratnieks, F. (1988). Reproductive harmony via mutual policing by workers in eusocial Hymenoptera. Am. Nat. 132, Wenseleers, T., Helanterä, H., Alves, D.A., Dueñez-Guzmán, E., and Pamilo, P. (2013). Towards greater realism in inclusive fitness models: the case of worker reproduction in insect societies. Biol. Lett. 9, van Zweden, J.S., Heinze, J., Boomsma, J.J., and d Ettorre, P. (2009). Ant queen egg-marking signals: matching deceptive laboratory simplicity with natural complexity. PLoS ONE 4, e Blomquist, G.J., and Bagnères, A.G., eds. (2010). Insect Hydrocarbons: Biology, Biochemistry, and Chemical Ecology (Cambridge University Press). 13. Blum, M.S., and Hilker, M. (2002). Chemical protection of insect eggs. In Chemoecology of Insect Eggs and Egg Deposition, M. Hilker, and T. Meiners, eds. (Blackwell), pp Foster, K.R., and Ratnieks, F.L. (2001). Convergent evolution of worker policing by egg eating in the honeybee and common wasp. Proc. Biol. Sci. 268, Bonckaert, W., Drijfhout, F.P., d Ettorre, P., Billen, J., and Wenseleers, T. (2012). Hydrocarbon signatures of egg maternity, caste membership and reproductive status in the common wasp. J. Chem. Ecol. 38, Oi, C.A., van Zweden, J.S., Oliveira, R.C., Van Oystaeyen, A., Nascimento, F.S., and Wenseleers, T. (2015). The origin and evolution of social insect queen pheromones: Novel hypotheses and outstanding problems. BioEssays. Published online April 27, bies Smith, A.A., Millar, J.G., and Suarez, A.V. (2015). A social insect fertility signal is dependent on chemical context. Biol. Lett. 11, Matsuura, K., Himuro, C., Yokoi, T., Yamamoto, Y., Vargo, E.L., and Keller, L. (2010). Identification of a pheromone regulating caste differentiation in termites. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 107, Matsuura, K. (2012). Multifunctional queen pheromone and maintenance of reproductive harmony in termite colonies. J. Chem. Ecol. 38, Endler, A., Liebig, J., Schmitt, T., Parker, J.E., Jones, G.R., Schreier, P., and Hölldobler, B. (2004). Surface hydrocarbons of queen eggs regulate worker reproduction in a social insect. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 101, Current Biology 25, 1 3, June 15, 2015 ª2015 Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved 3
5 Current Biology Supplemental Information Dual Effect of Wasp Queen Pheromone in Regulating Insect Sociality Cintia A. Oi, Annette Van Oystaeyen, Ricardo Caliari Oliveira, Jocelyn G. Millar, Kevin J. Verstrepen, Jelle S. van Zweden, and Tom Wenseleers
6 Queen vs worker-laid eggs Queen vs worker cuticle Colony QLE vs WLE Q vs W FD p adj FD p adj 3-MeC MeC C C C MeC C 29: ,17-, 13,17-, 15,19-diMeC C 31: ,9-diMeC , 13-, 15-MeC C , 13-, 15-MeC , 12-, 14-, 16-MeC C 27:1 (+isomer) MeC MeC x,y-dimec MeC MeC , 13-MeC ,x-diMeC ,15-diMeC C 25:1 (+isomer) C ,x-diMeC MeC C C ,x-diMeC C , 12-, 14-MeC C MeC MeC ,x-diMeC ,x-diMeC MeC ,x-diMeC MeC ,x -dimec ,x-diMeC ,x-diMeC MeC ,12-,14-MeC , 13-, 15-MeC MeC MeC , 11-MeC Fold difference
7 Supplemental Information Supplemental Figure S1 Figure S1. Queen characteristic hydrocarbons in the common wasp Vespula vulgaris (related to Fig. 1B). Based on a reanalysis of the data from our earlier study [S1], it can be seen that only two hydrocarbons, 3 methylheptacosane (3 MeC 27 ) and 3 methylnonacosane (3 MeC 29 ), are much more abundant on the surface of queen laid eggs (QLE) than worker laid eggs (WLE) (fold difference in relative peak area > 1.5 and FDR corrected p level < 0.05, highlighted in red in the QLE vs. WLE columns). One of these compounds, 3 MeC 29, was earlier shown to act as a queen signal that stops workers from reproducing [S2], together with the queen characteristic linear alkanes C 27, C 28 and C 29 (highlighted in red in the Q vs. W columns). Analyses of the cuticle are based on the comparison of relative peak areas, and for egg extracts are based on the average relative peak areas of 5 to 10 QLEs and WLEs each per colony from a total of 6 colonies, whereas for cuticle extracts they are based on the average relative peak areas of 10 workers per colony as well as that of their mother queen from a total of 4 colonies. Subsequently, colony average Log 2 transformed relative peak areas of the 49 hydrocarbon peaks present were compared using paired t tests, after which significance levels were FDR corrected using the Benjamini Hochberg procedure. Further methodological details can be found in ref. [S1]. (FD = fold difference in relative peak areas, p adj = Benjamini Hochberg FDR corrected p values, QLE and WLE = hexane extract of queen laid and worker laid eggs, Q and W = cuticular hexane extract of mature egglaying queens and nonreproductive workers, C x and C x:1 = linear alkanes and alkenes with chain length x, y MeC x = monomethyl branched alkanes, y,z dimec x = dimethyl branched alkanes)
8 Supplemental Table S1. Significance of the effect of treating worker laid eggs with queencharacteristic hydrocarbons and of the treatments on egg policing rates. Application of synthetic versions of the queen characteristic compounds 3 methylheptacosane (3 MeC 27, A) and 3 methylnonacosane (3 MeC 29, B), or a mix of both, onto worker laid eggs (WLE) resulted in relative peak areas of 3 MeC 27 and 3 MeC 29 that were significantly higher than in the control WLEs, and non significantly different from the levels observed in queen laid eggs (QLE). Significance levels are based on Tukey posthoc tests carried out on a mixed model in which the relative peak area of each of the two compounds were coded as the dependent variable and colony and treatment were coded as a random and fixed factors, respectively (***: p < 0.001, n = 18 eggs each per egg type and treatment condition from 6 replicate colonies each). Policing bioassays (C) confirm that treatment of eggs with the queen pheromone 3 MeC 29 [S2], either alone or in a mix with 3 MeC 27, significantly reduced the odds for eggs to be policed compared to the control. Egg policing rates also showed a significant positive association with the number of workers present in each discriminator colony, but this was not confounded with treatment due to the paired experimental design that we used. Significance levels are based on a binomial mixed model in which discriminator colony and treatment were coded as random and fixed factors and the number of cells in each test comb and the number of workers in the discriminator colony were included as continuous covariates. (***: p < 0.001, odds ratio = odds of worker laid eggs being policed relative to control eggs) A) Effect of 3 MeC 27 treatment Coefficient SE z value p value 3 MeC 27 vs Control WLE < *** Mix vs Control WLE < *** QLE vs Control WLE < *** 3 MeC 27 vs Mix MeC 27 vs QLE Mix vs QLE B) Effect of 3 MeC 29 treatment Coefficient SE z value p value 3 MeC 29 vs Control WLE < *** Mix vs Control WLE < *** QLE vs Control WLE < *** 3 MeC 29 vs Mix MeC 29 vs QLE Mix vs QLE C) Effect on egg policing rates Coefficient SE Odds z value p value ratio (Control) x MeC MeC *** Mix *** Nr. of cells Nr. of workers x 10 6 ***
9 Supplemental methods Identification of putative egg marking pheromones To identify putative queen egg marking pheromones in the common wasp Vespula vulgaris, we reanalyzed the raw hydrocarbon profile data of queen laid eggs (QLEs) and worker laid eggs (WLEs) as reported on in our earlier study [S1]. Comparison of the average profiles of 5 to 10 WLEs and QLEs from a total of 6 colonies (total n QLE=44, total n WLE=39) demonstrates that only two hydrocarbons, 3 methylheptacosane (3 MeC 27 ) and 3 methylnonacosane (3 MeC 29 ), were consistently much more abundant on the surface QLEs than WLEs (avg. fold difference in relative peak area > 1.5 and FDR corrected p level < 0.05, based on paired t tests on Log2 transformed relative peak areas, Fig. S1). One of these compounds, 3 MeC 29, was earlier shown to act as a queen signal that stops workers from reproducing [S2], together with the queencharacteristic linear alkanes C 27, C 28 and C 29 (Fig. S1). Based on this, we hypothesized that 3 MeC 29 could act as a maternal marker in two different contexts, and play a role both as a sterility inducing queen signal as well as a queen egg marking pheromone used to signal maternity and stop workers from accidentally policing the queen s eggs. Policing bioassays To test the bioactivity of the putative egg marking pheromones 3 MeC 29 and 3 MeC 27 we treated worker laid eggs with an acetone solution of synthetic versions of the two compounds, either alone or in a mix of both, to make them more queen like (Fig. 1B) and tested if this reduced the rate at which these eggs were policed compared to a solvent only sham treated control. This was done by pipetting 5 µl of a 0.15 µg/µl (for 3 MeC 29 ) or 0.35 µg/µl (for 3 MeC 27 ) acetone solution of either compound, or a mix of both, onto each worker laid egg (Fig. 1B). These concentrations were chosen to optimally mimic the concentration of these compounds present naturally on queen laid eggs. Fig. 2A and Tables S1A and S1B show that this treatment was indeed effective, as the application of 3 MeC 27 and 3 MeC 29, or a mix of both, onto worker laid eggs resulted in relative peak areas of 3 MeC 27 (Table S1 A) and 3 MeC 29 (Table S1 B) that were significantly higher than in the control eggs, and non significantly different from the levels observed in queen laid eggs (GLMM with colony as random factor). Subsequently, the acetone was allowed to evaporate for 10 min and the test combs filled with worker laid eggs exposed to our different queen pheromone treatments were placed on a wire mesh support inside a discriminator colony to check egg policing rates (Fig. 1B). A comb containing brood and the mother queen was placed on second mesh above the test comb, after which the workers were added (ca individuals). The wire mesh acted as a queen excluder, as it had a size that enabled the workers, but not the queen, to pass through. In this way, the queen was confined to the upper compartment and prevented from depositing new eggs in the lower test comb during the experiment. The two combs were placed on strips of cardboard to provide an air space between the wire mesh and to allow the workers free access to all the cells. The nest box was connected to a foraging box in which food and water (mealworms, Apifonda sugar paste and a moist cotton ball) were provided ad libitum in falcon tubes. At the start of each experiment, a cell map was drawn of the test comb in which the location of all the worker laid eggs inside the cells as well as the treatments they were exposed to were indicated. Then, 24 hours later, we recorded the number of eggs that were policed by the workers in the different treatments (cf. [S3]) and also counted the total number of workers that were present inside the discriminator colony (average number in the end of the experiment: 271, SD = 115, N=6 replicates). Combs with fresh workerlaid eggs were obtained from queenless colonies containing ca workers each, kept in
10 the same type of nest box but provided with just a single empty comb for egg deposition. Ca. 10 days after queen removal, these workers started to lay eggs [S3], thereby enabling us to collect nearly full combs of worker laid eggs a couple of days later (i.e. after ca 14 days). Colonies were placed in a temperature controlled climate room at 30 C. The total dimension of the nest plus foraging box was 36 x 15 x 15 cm (width x depth x height). The box was covered with a perspex lid and provided with a ventilation mesh, and the nest box was kept in the dark using a black plastic cover. All experiments were replicated six times, using six common wasp colonies collected in the vicinity of Leuven (Belgium) in July and August 2014, which were split in two parts, to serve as a source of worker laid eggs (for the part without a queen) or as a discriminator colony (for the part with the mother queen). Synthesis of 3 MeC 29 and 3 MeC 27 was performed as described in [S2]. Egg policing rates were compared across the different treatments using a binomial mixed model with logit link function using lme4 v in R v In this model, discriminator colony and treatment were coded as random and fixed factors, respectively, whereas the number of cells in each test comb and the total number of workers present in the discriminator colony were included as continuous covariates. Statistical significance of the difference relative to the solvent control was assessed using Wald z tests. Overdispersion was checked for, but found not to be significant. Final results were expressed in terms of the estimated mean percentage of eggs eaten in the different treatments and control, and were calculated using the effects package, together with asymptotic 95% confidence limits. Supplemental references S1. Bonckaert, W., Drijfhout, F.P., d'ettorre, P., Billen, J., and Wenseleers, T. (2012). Hydrocarbon signatures of egg maternity, caste membership and reproductive status in the common wasp. J. Chem. Ecol. 38, S2. Van Oystaeyen, A., Oliveira, R.C., Holman, L., Van Zweden, J.S., Romero, C., Oi, C.A., d'ettorre, P., Khalesi, M., Billen, J., Wäckers, F., et al. (2014). Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers from reproducing. Science 287, S3. Foster, K.R., and Ratnieks, F.L. (2001). Convergent evolution of worker policing by egg eating in the honeybee and common wasp. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 268,
Conservation of Queen Pheromones Across Two Species of Vespine Wasps. Cintia A. Oi, Jocelyn G. Millar, Jelle S. van Zweden & Tom Wenseleers
Conservation of Queen Pheromones Across Two Species of Vespine Wasps Cintia A. Oi, Jocelyn G. Millar, Jelle S. van Zweden & Tom Wenseleers Journal of Chemical Ecology ISSN 0098-0331 Volume 42 Number 11
More informationHydrocarbon Signatures of Egg Maternity, Caste Membership and Reproductive Status in the Common Wasp
J Chem Ecol DOI 107/s10886-011-0055-9 Hydrocarbon Signatures of Egg Maternity, Caste Membership and Reproductive Status in the Common Wasp W. Bonckaert & F. P. Drijfhout & P. d Ettorre & J. Billen & T.
More informationMechanisms of social regulation change across colony development in an ant
RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Mechanisms of social regulation change across colony development in an ant Dani Moore *, Jürgen Liebig Abstract Background: Mutual policing is an important mechanism for reducing
More informationQUEEN SIGNALING IN SOCIAL WASPS
ORIGINAL ARTICLE doi:10.1111/evo.12314 QUEEN SIGNALING IN SOCIAL WASPS Jelle S. van Zweden, 1,2,3 Wim Bonckaert, 2 Tom Wenseleers, 2 and Patrizia d Ettorre 1,4 1 Centre for Social Evolution, University
More informationQUEEN SIGNALLING IN SOCIAL WASPS
1 2 QUEEN SIGNALLING IN SOCIAL WASPS Jelle S. van Zweden 1,2, Wim Bonckaert 2, Tom Wenseleers 2, Patrizia d Ettorre 1,3 3 4 5 6 7 1 Centre for Social Evolution, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken
More informationThe evolution of queen control over worker reproduction in the social Hymenoptera
The evolution of queen control over worker reproduction in the social Hymenoptera Jason Olejarz a, Carl Veller a,b, and Martin A. Nowak a,b,c arxiv:70.04873v [q-bio.pe] 6 Feb 07 a Program for Evolutionary
More informationEusocial species. Eusociality. Phylogeny showing only eusociality Eusocial insects. Eusociality: Cooperation to the extreme
Eusociality: Cooperation to the extreme Groups form colonies with reproductive and worker castes. Eusociality has evolved most often in insects: Ants Eusocial species Honeybees Termites Wasps Phylogeny
More informationWorker policing by egg eating in the ponerine ant Pachycondyla inversa
Received 10 February 2004 Accepted 3 March 2004 Published online 20 May 2004 Worker policing by egg eating in the ponerine ant Pachycondyla inversa Patrizia D Ettorre 1*,Jürgen Heinze 1 and Francis L.
More informationIntracolonial nepotism during colony fissioning in honey bees?
Intracolonial nepotism during colony fissioning in honey bees? Juliana Rangel Co-authors: Heather Mattila, Thomas Seeley Department of Neurobiology and Behavior Cornell University Apimondia Conference,
More informationChanges in the cuticular hydrocarbons of incipient reproductives correlate with triggering of worker policing in the bulldog ant Myrmecia gulosa
Behav Ecol Sociobiol (2005) 58: 486 496 DOI 10.1007/s00265-005-0939-1 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Vincent Dietemann Jürgen Liebig Bert Hölldobler Christian Peeters Changes in the cuticular hydrocarbons of incipient
More informationThe influence of slavemaking lifestyle, caste and sex on chemical profiles in. Temnothorax ants: Insights into the evolution of cuticular hydrocarbons
1 2 3 The influence of slavemaking lifestyle, caste and sex on chemical profiles in Temnothorax ants: Insights into the evolution of cuticular hydrocarbons ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL 4 5 6 Isabelle
More information12. Social insects. Is it better to be social? Is it better to be social? What is social? Some costs of being social
Is it better to be social? 12. Social insects Cost and benefit viewpoint Social behavior is not always adaptive (costs exceed benefits) What are some costs of being social? What are some benefits of being
More informationThe evolution of queen control over worker reproduction in the social Hymenoptera
The evolution of queen control over worker reproduction in the social Hymenoptera The Harvard community has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters
More informationSearching for the egg-marking signal in honeybees
Journal of Negative Results Ecology & Evolutionary Biology vol. 2: 1 9 Helsinki, 9 February 2005 ISSN 1459-4625 http://www.jnr-eeb.org/ Searching for the egg-marking signal in honeybees Stephen J. Martin
More informationQuestions About Social Behavior
April 17: Altruism: Questions Questions About Social Behavior 1. Why live in groups? Costs: disease, competition, cannibalism, visibility to predators Benefits: more efficient foraging; defenses against
More informationReport. Promiscuous Honey Bee Queens Increase Colony Productivity by Suppressing Worker Selfishness
Current Biology, 7 3, November 6, ª Elsevier Ltd All rights reserved http://dx.doi.org/.6/j.cub..8. Promiscuous Honey Bee Queens Increase Colony Productivity by Suppressing Worker Selfishness Report Heather
More informationStable eusociality via maternal manipulation when. resistance is costless
1 2 Stable eusociality via maternal manipulation when resistance is costless 3 Mauricio González-Forero 4 Monday 25 th May, 2015 5 6 7 8 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee,
More informationSex investment ratios in eusocial Hymenoptera support inclusive fitness theory
doi: 10.1111/jeb.12710 SHORT COMMUNICATION Sex investment ratios in eusocial Hymenoptera support inclusive fitness theory A. F. G. BOURKE School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich
More informationSubmitted to Biology Letters. Patterns of split sex ratio in ants have multiple evolutionary causes based on different within-colony conflicts
Patterns of split sex ratio in ants have multiple evolutionary causes based on different within-colony conflicts Journal: Biology Letters Manuscript ID: draft Article Type: Research Date Submitted by the
More informationWhy such altruism? Why are these nymphs sacrificing themselves to protect other aphids?
12: Social Insects Some aphids in the subfamilies Pemphiginae and Hormaphidinae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) have a sacrificial soldier caste. Some first and secondinstar nymphs exhibit aggressive behavior and
More informationBiology of the Colony. Dr. Deborah Delaney
Biology of the Colony Dr. Deborah Delaney Eusociality Photograph Alex Wild 2004 Photograph Alex Wild 2003 Eusocial: True Sociality Found mainly in two orders: Hymenoptera (some bees and wasps, all ants)
More informationCooperation. Main points for today. How can altruism evolve? Group living vs. cooperation. Sociality-nocooperation. and cooperationno-sociality
Cooperation Why is it surprising and how does it evolve Cooperation Main points for today Sociality, cooperation, mutualism, altruism - definitions Kin selection Hamilton s rule, how to calculate r Group
More informationSocial Insects. Social Insects. Subsocial. Social Insects 4/9/15. Insect Ecology
Social Insects Social Insects Insect Ecology Sociality evolved multiple times in insects Much of Earth s fauna consists of social insects They play major roles in entire ecosystems Proliferation of ants
More informationSocial Insects. Insect Ecology
Social Insects Insect Ecology Social Insects Sociality evolved multiple times in insects Much of Earth s fauna consists of social insects They play major roles in entire ecosystems Proliferation of ants
More informationSYMPOSIUM Student Journal of Science & Math. Volume 2 Issue 1
SYMPOSIUM Student Journal of Science & Math Volume 2 Issue 1 biology 117 B82.731 OBSERVATIONAL LEARNING IN EUSOCIAL INSECTS Background A RESEARCH PROPOSAL by Avity Norman Ants (order Hymenoptera, family
More informationExploited superorganisms how life history shapes the reproductive strategies of honeybees
Essay Introduction to Advanced Biology M.Sc. Biodiversity, Ecology & Evolution von Jana Bundschuh Exploited superorganisms how life history shapes the reproductive strategies of honeybees Not all honeybees
More informationSex allocation in the ant Camponotus (Colobopsis) nipponicus (Wheeler): II. The effect of resource availability on sex-ratio variability
Insect. Soc. DOI 10.1007/s00040-013-0297-3 Insectes Sociaux RESEARCH ARTICLE Sex allocation in the ant Camponotus (Colobopsis) nipponicus (Wheeler): II. The effect of resource availability on sex-ratio
More informationEvolution of Social Behavior: Kin Selection & Sociobiology. Goal: Why does altruism exist in nature?
"One lifetime, nine lifetimes are not long enough for the task of blocking every cranny through which calamity may enter A life spent, however victoriously, in securing the necessities of life is no more
More informationThis is a repository copy of Working-class royalty: bees beat the caste system.
This is a repository copy of Working-class royalty: bees beat the caste system. White Rose Research Online URL for this paper: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/1301/ Article: Wenseleers, T., Ratnieks, F.L.W.,
More informationQueen mating frequencies and genetic relatedness between workers in the hornet Vespa ducalis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
Appl. Entomol. Zool. 37 (3): 481 486 (2002) Queen mating frequencies and genetic relatedness between workers in the hornet Vespa ducalis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Jun-ichi Takahashi, 1,4, * Shin-ichi Akimoto,
More information1. Referring to the cladogram on page 1 and with regard to mono- / polyphyly, vertebrates are a monophyletic group; invertebrates are parayphyletc.
Answers III.4. Animals-I. 1. Referring to the cladogram on page 1 and with regard to mono- / polyphyly, vertebrates are a monophyletic group; invertebrates are parayphyletc. 2. Referring to the cladogram
More informationAvailable online at ScienceDirect. Procedia Computer Science 20 (2013 ) 90 95
Available online at www.sciencedirect.com ScienceDirect Procedia Computer Science 20 (2013 ) 90 95 Complex Adaptive Systems, Publication 3 Cihan H. Dagli, Editor in Chief Conference Organized by Missouri
More informationMonogamy within the Termite World: Mate Choice and Colonial Structure
Becca Knox Term Paper 4/10/2013 Monogamy within the Termite World: Mate Choice and Colonial Structure Abstract Serial monogamy found in social insects, as a contrast to the promiscuity displayed by many
More informationResponses of queenright and queenless workers of Apis cerana to 9-keto-2(E)-decenoic acid, a pheromonal constituent of the mandibular gland
Responses of queenright and queenless workers of Apis cerana to 9-keto-(E)-decenoic acid, a pheromonal constituent of the mandibular gland Ken Tan Zheng-Wei Wang Hua Li Ming-Xian Yang Christian W. W. Pirk
More informationSC741 W12: Division of Labor Part I: Fixed- and Variable- Threshold Algorithms
SC741 W12: Division of Labor Part I: Fixed- and Variable- Threshold Algorithms Outline Division of labor in natural systems Ants Bees, wasps Models and mechanisms Fixed-threshold mechanisms Variable-threshold
More informationMating structure and male production in the giant hornet Vespa mandarinia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
Appl. Entomol. Zool. 39 (2): 343 349 (2004) Mating structure and male production in the giant hornet Vespa mandarinia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Jun-ichi TAKAHASHI, 1, * Shin ichi AKIMOTO, 2 Stephen J. MARTIN,
More informationEusocial insects exhibit a remarkable reproductive. Conserved Class of Queen Pheromones Stops Social Insect Workers from Reproducing REPORTS
REPORTS value in summer and a minimum value in winter. During the time period covered by our measurements, the GHSZ was at its maximum in June 2011, when it extended to a 360-m water depth. Increasing
More informationCommentary Honest and dishonest communication in social Hymenoptera
1775 The Journal of Experimental Biology 212, 1775-1779 Published by The Company of Biologists 2009 doi:10.1242/jeb.015008 Commentary Honest and dishonest communication in social Hymenoptera J. Heinze
More informationThe Frequency of Multi-queen Colonies Increases with Altitude in a Nearctic Ant
The Frequency of Multi-queen Colonies Increases with Altitude in a Nearctic Ant By: Jürgen Heinze, Olav Rueppell This is the accepted version of the following article: Heinze J., Rueppell O. (2014) The
More informationA TEST OF WORKER POLICING THEORY IN AN ADVANCED EUSOCIAL WASP, VESPULA RUFA
Evolution, 59(6), 2005, pp. 1306 1314 A TEST OF WORKER POLICING THEORY IN AN ADVANCED EUSOCIAL WASP, VESPULA RUFA T. WENSELEERS, 1,2,3 N. S. BADCOCK, 4 K. ERVEN, 4 A. TOFILSKI, 4 F. S. NASCIMENTO, 5 A.
More informationChapter 14 The Evolution of Social Behavior (1 st lecture)
Chapter 14 The Evolution of Social Behavior (1 st lecture) Society A group of individuals of the same species that is organized in a cooperative manner, extending beyond sexual and parental care Colonial
More informationPolicing and group cohesion when resources vary
Anim. Behav., 996, 52, 63 69 Policing and group cohesion when resources vary STEVEN A. FRANK Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California at Irvine (Received 5 January 996;
More informationWhen do honey bee guards reject their former nestmates after swarming?
Insectes soc. 49 (2002) 56 61 0020-1812/02/010056-06 $ 1.50+0.20/0 Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, 2002 Insectes Sociaux Research article When do honey bee guards reject their former nestmates after swarming?
More informationAnimal Behaviour. Mark Elgar. Eusociality II
Animal Behaviour Mark Elgar Eusociality II Outline Evolution of sociality in insects How much care to give Conflicts of interest re-visited Social doesn t always mean complex These social insects have
More informationAN EVOLUTIONARY RESOLUTION OF MANIPULATION CONFLICT
ORIGINAL ARTICLE doi:10.1111/evo.12420 AN EVOLUTIONARY RESOLUTION OF MANIPULATION CONFLICT Mauricio González-Forero 1,2,3 1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
More information2. Der Dissertation zugrunde liegende Publikationen und Manuskripte. 2.1 Fine scale mapping in the sex locus region of the honey bee (Apis mellifera)
2. Der Dissertation zugrunde liegende Publikationen und Manuskripte 2.1 Fine scale mapping in the sex locus region of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) M. Hasselmann 1, M. K. Fondrk², R. E. Page Jr.² und
More informationWhat is altruism? Benefit another at a cost to yourself. Fitness is lost!
Altruism What is altruism? Benefit another at a cost to yourself. Fitness is lost! Does altruism exist? Best examples come from eusocial insects Bees, termites, ants Suicide in bees, etc. Non-breeding
More informationNewey, Philip Simon (2009) Colony mate recognition in the weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina. PhD thesis, James Cook University.
This file is part of the following reference: Newey, Philip Simon (2009) Colony mate recognition in the weaver ant Oecophylla smaragdina. PhD thesis, James Cook University. Access to this file is available
More informationDept. of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Aas Norway
Failure to detect pleiotropy of maternal traits in a rare honey bee mutant is not a test of ground plan hypothesis that explains origins of social behavior Gro V. Amdam 1, 2 and Robert E. Page, Jr. 1 1
More informationThe evolution of queen pheromones in the ant genus Lasius
doi: 10.1111/jeb.12162 The evolution of queen pheromones in the ant genus Lasius L. HOLMAN*, R.LANFEAR &P.D ETTORRE* *Centre for Social Evolution, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen,
More informationReproductive monopoly enforced by sterile police workers in a queenless ant
Behavioral Ecology Vol. 15 No. 6: 970 975 doi:10.1093/beheco/arh072 Advance Access publication on June 23, 2004 Reproductive monopoly enforced by sterile police workers in a queenless ant Virginie Cuvillier-Hot,
More informationPATTERNS OF PATERNITY SKEW AMONG POLYANDROUS SOCIAL INSECTS: WHAT CAN THEY TELL US ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SEXUAL SELECTION?
ORIGINAL ARTICLE doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01721.x PATTERNS OF PATERNITY SKEW AMONG POLYANDROUS SOCIAL INSECTS: WHAT CAN THEY TELL US ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR SEXUAL SELECTION? Rodolfo Jaffé, 1,2,3 Francisco
More informationThe origin and evolution of queen and fertility signals in Corbiculate bees
Caliari Oliveira et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology (2015) 15:254 DOI 10.1186/s12862-015-0509-8 RESEARCH ARTICLE The origin and evolution of queen and fertility signals in Corbiculate bees Open Access Ricardo
More informationReproductive conflict between laying workers in the ant Aphaenogaster senilis
J Ethol DOI 10.1007/s10164-008-0145-5 ARTICLE Reproductive conflict between laying workers in the ant Aphaenogaster senilis Katsuya Ichinose Æ Alain Lenoir Received: 13 May 2008 / Accepted: 17 December
More informationThe origin and evolution of queen and fertility signals in Corbiculate bees
Caliari Oliveira et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology (2015) 15:254 DOI 10.1186/s12862-015-0509-8 RESEARCH ARTICLE The origin and evolution of queen and fertility signals in Corbiculate bees Open Access Ricardo
More informationLate-instar ant worker larvae play a prominent role in colony-level caste regulation
Insect. Soc. (2016) 63:575 583 DOI 10.1007/s00040-016-0501-3 Insectes Sociaux RESEARCH ARTICLE Late-instar ant worker larvae play a prominent role in colony-level caste regulation M. R. Warner 1 K. Kovaka
More informationSwarming Biology of Honey Bees
Swarming Biology of Honey Bees Jeff Harris Extension/Research Apiculturist Department Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi State University, MS 39762 Reproductive Swarms
More informationBiological activity of the enantiomers of 3-methylhentriacontane, a queen pheromone of the ant Lasius niger
J Exp Biol Advance Online Articles. First posted online on 18 March 2016 as doi:10.1242/jeb.136069 Access the most recent version at http://jeb.biologists.org/lookup/doi/10.1242/jeb.136069 Biological activity
More informationChemical recognition of reproductive status in social insects
Ann. Zool. Fennici 43: 515 530 ISSN 0003-455X Helsinki 29 December 2006 Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board 2006 Chemical recognition of reproductive status in social insects Thibaud Monnin
More informationBlending of heritable recognition cues among ant nestmates creates distinct colony gestalt odours but prevents within-colony nepotism
doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.02020.x Blending of heritable recognition cues among ant nestmates creates distinct colony gestalt odours but prevents within-colony nepotism J. S. VAN ZWEDEN*,J.B.BRASK*,J.H.CHRISTENSEN,
More informationIntroduction to Swarm Robotics
COMP 4766 Introduction to Autonomous Robotics Introduction to Swarm Robotics By Andrew Vardy April 1, 2014 Outline 1 Initial Definitions 2 Examples of SI in Biology 3 Self-Organization 4 Stigmergy 5 Swarm
More informationOutline. 1 Initial Definitions. 2 Examples of SI in Biology. 3 Self-Organization. 4 Stigmergy. 5 Swarm Robotics
Outline COMP 4766 Introduction to Autonomous Robotics 1 Initial Definitions Introduction to Swarm Robotics 2 Examples of SI in Biology 3 Self-Organization By Andrew Vardy 4 Stigmergy April 1, 2014 5 Swarm
More informationLocal resource competition. Sex allocation Is the differential allocation of investment in sons vs. daughters to increase RS. Local mate competition
Sex allocation Is the differential allocation of investment in sons vs. daughters to increase RS Local resource competition Biased against the competing sex Fisher: Genetic model predicts 1:1 sex ratio
More informationRESEARCH ARTICLE A conserved fertility signal despite population variation in the cuticular chemical profile of the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus brunneus
3917 The Journal of Experimental Biology 216, 3917-3924 2013. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd doi:10.1242/jeb.089482 RESEARCH ARTICLE A conserved fertility signal despite population variation
More informationAssociation between caste and genotype in the termite Mastotermes darwiniensis Froggatt (Isoptera: Mastotermitidae)
Australian Journal of Entomology (2003) 42, 1 5 Association between caste and genotype in the termite Mastotermes darwiniensis Froggatt (Isoptera: Mastotermitidae) Michael A D Goodisman and Ross H Crozier*
More informationDo Cuticular Hydrocarbons Provide Sufficient Information for Optimal Sex Allocation in the Ant Formica exsecta?
J Chem Ecol (2011) 37:1365 1373 DOI 10.1007/s10886-011-0038-x Do Cuticular Hydrocarbons Provide Sufficient Information for Optimal Sex Allocation in the Ant Formica exsecta? Jelle S. van Zweden & Emma
More informationMale parentage in dependent-lineage populations of the
Molecular Ecology (2007) 16, 5149 5155 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03492.x Male parentage in dependent-lineage populations of the Blackwell Publishing Ltd harvester ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus SEVAN S.
More informationAbraham Hefetz, Israel, Katzav-Gozansky. Keywords: pheromones, social behavior, worker reproduction
APIACTA 39 (2004) 44-52 44 FROM WWW.APIMONDIA.ORG ---------------------------------------------------------- Are multiple honeybee queen pheromones indicators for a queen-workers arms race? Abraham Hefetz,
More informationSex Ratio Conflict and Worker Production in Eusocial Hymenoptera
vol. 158, no. 2 the american naturalist august 2001 Sex Ratio Conflict and Worker Production in Eusocial Hymenoptera Max Reuter * and Laurent Keller Institute of Ecology, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne,
More informationTask-Related Variation of Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles Affect Nestmate Recognition in the Giant ant Dinoponera quadriceps
J Insect Behav (2013) 26:212 222 DOI 10.1007/s10905-012-9353-5 Task-Related Variation of Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profiles Affect Nestmate Recognition in the Giant ant Dinoponera quadriceps Fabio S. Nascimento
More informationAnimal groups are structured by a process of selection that
Worker policing without genetic conflicts in a clonal ant A. Hartmann*, J. Wantia*, J. A. Torres, and J. Heinze* *Department of Biology I, University of Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93040 Regensburg,
More informationWhen Resistance Is Useless: Policing and the Evolution of Reproductive Acquiescence in Insect Societies
vol. 164, no. 6 the american naturalist december 2004 E-Article When Resistance Is Useless: Policing and the Evolution of Reproductive Acquiescence in Insect Societies Tom Wenseleers, 1,* Adam G. Hart,
More informationBee Colony Activities Throughout The Year
Bee Colony Activities Throughout The Year Written by Khalil Hamdan Apeldoorn The Netherlands A honeybee gathering nectar from a flower. Photo source: forestwander.com Bee collecting pollen. Photo source:
More informationPheromones by Ellen Miller November 2015
Pheromones by Ellen Miller November 2015 Greek word pherein to carry Greek word hormone to stimulate A released chemical that triggers a social response in members of the same species The chemical is transmitted
More informationSTEREOCHEMISTRY OF HOST PLANT MONOTERPENES AS MATE LOCATION CUES FOR THE GALL WASP Antistrophus rufus
Journal of Chemical Ecology, Vol. 30, No. 2, February 2004 ( C 2004) Originally published online January 14, 2004, Rapid Communications, pp. RC125 129 (http://www.kluweronline.com/issn/0098-0331) STEREOCHEMISTRY
More informationMating frequency and genetic relatedness of workers in the hornet Vespa analis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
Entomological Science (003) 6, 119 13 ORIGINAL ARTICLE Mating frequency and genetic relatedness of workers in the hornet Vespa analis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Jun-ichi TAKAHASHI, 1 Shin ichi AKIMOTO, 1
More informationInvertebrate Biology A FUNCTIONAL APPROACH P. CALOW CROOM HELM LONDON A HALSTED PRESS BOOK JOHN WI LEY & SONS NEW YORK - TORONTO
INVERTEBRATE BIOLOGY Invertebrate Biology A FUNCTIONAL APPROACH P. CALOW CROOM HELM LONDON A HALSTED PRESS BOOK JOHN WI LEY & SONS NEW YORK - TORONTO 1981 P. Calow Croom Helm Ltd, 2-10 St John's Road,
More information4 Questions relating to Behavior
Chapter 51: Animal Behavior 1. Stimulus & Response 2. Learned Behavior 3. Connecting Behavior to Survival & Reproduction 4 Questions relating to Behavior The Dutch behavioral scientist Niko Tinbergen proposed
More information2012 REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM THE EXAM IS WORTH 150 POINTS AND IS MAY 10, 5-7PM
2012 REVIEW FOR FINAL EXAM THE EXAM IS WORTH 150 POINTS AND IS MAY 10, 5-7PM Part 1 these will all be multiple choice questions all of these questions will be included on the exam (50 pts) 1. Do caterpillars
More informationRegents Review Assignment #8-A08 Living Environment: Comet Part A Questions
Part A Questions 1. A student notices that fruit flies with the curlywing trait develop straight wings if kept at a temperature of 16 C, but develop curly wings if kept at 25 C. The best explanation for
More informationLatency time and absence of group effect: two examples
Latency time and absence of group effect: two examples Jean-Louis Deneubourg 1, Eric Bonabeau 2, Guy Theraulaz 3 (1) Unit of Theoretical Behavioral Ecology, Service de Chimie-Physique, CP 231, Université
More informationThe basics of kin selection theory
The basics of kin selection theory Kin selection theory has its origins in attempt to unlock the puzzle of why some organisms have evolved to help other organisms of the same species. Such helping behavior
More informationKin structure and queen execution in the Argentine ant Linepithema humile
Kin structure and queen execution in the Argentine ant Linepithema humile M. REUTER, F. BALLOUX,* L. LEHMANN & L. KELLER Institute of Ecology, University of Lausanne, Baà timent de Biologie, Lausanne,
More informationThe emergence of a superorganism through intergroup competition
The emergence of a superorganism through intergroup competition H. Kern Reeve and Bert Hölldobler Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853; School of Life Sciences,
More informationBee Behavior. Summary of an article by. Stephen Taber III from Beekeeping in the United States
Bee Behavior Summary of an article by Stephen Taber III from Beekeeping in the United States Bees Sense Organs: Vision Each compound eye is spherical in shape and comprised of some 6,300 cone-shaped facets
More informationCorrelations to Next Generation Science Standards. Life Sciences Disciplinary Core Ideas. LS-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes
Correlations to Next Generation Science Standards Life Sciences Disciplinary Core Ideas LS-1 From Molecules to Organisms: Structures and Processes LS1.A Structure and Function Systems of specialized cells
More information28 3 Insects Slide 1 of 44
1 of 44 Class Insecta contains more species than any other group of animals. 2 of 44 What Is an Insect? What Is an Insect? Insects have a body divided into three parts head, thorax, and abdomen. Three
More information4. Identify one bird that would most likely compete for food with the large tree finch. Support your answer. [1]
Name: Topic 5B 1. A hawk has a genetic trait that gives it much better eyesight than other hawks of the same species in the same area. Explain how this could lead to evolutionary change within this species
More informationName: Date Block A Trail of Termites
LAB Name: Date Block A Trail of Termites BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Termites play an important role in the environment. They feed primarily on wood and are important in recycling nutrients in ecosystems.
More informationCHEMICAL COMMUNICATION IN INSECTS, FROM PHEROMONE IDENTIFICATION TO PROTEOMICS OF OLFACTION
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATION IN INSECTS, FROM PHEROMONE IDENTIFICATION TO PROTEOMICS OF OLFACTION Francesca R. Dani Dipartimento di Biologia; Università di Firenze CISM, Centro di Spettrometria di Massa; Università
More informationSOCIAL ANIMALS. -Spectacular -Photographed -Studied -Appreciated. The PINNACLE of evolution???
SOCIAL ANIMALS -Spectacular -Photographed -Studied -Appreciated The PINNACLE of evolution??? QUALITIES Social animals are aggregations of conspecifics that may have enhanced communication abilities some
More informationPractical 5 SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF HONEY BEES
Practical 5 SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR OF HONEY BEES Aim: To understand communication system of a honey bee colony. Introduction Among different insect orders, only 8 have been recognized by insect taxonomists which
More informationBASIC BEE BIOLOGY. Tammy Horn, KY State Apiarist
BASIC BEE BIOLOGY Tammy Horn, KY State Apiarist THE HONEY BEE COLONY Regardless of the race of bees, the colony will have three castes: One Queen (female) Workers (female), numbers depend upon season Drones
More informationWorkers of a Polistes Paper Wasp Detect the Presence of Their Queen by Chemical Cues
Chem. Senses 32: 795 802, 2007 doi:10.1093/chemse/bjm047 Advance Access publication July 21, 2007 Workers of a Polistes Paper Wasp Detect the Presence of Their Queen by Chemical Cues Leonardo Dapporto
More informationQueen worker caste ratio depends on colony size in the pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis)
Insect. Soc. DOI 10.1007/s00040-010-0126-x Insectes Sociaux RESEARCH ARTICLE Queen worker caste ratio depends on colony size in the pharaoh ant (Monomorium pharaonis) A. M. Schmidt T. A. Linksvayer J.
More informationLevels of Selection: Multilevel Selection Theory
Levels of Selection: Multilevel Selection Theory Natural Selection higher levels lower levels Lineage Species Trait Group Kin Group Individual Cell Organelle Gene Natural Selection Basics Entities (individuals)
More informationSocial Insects. What do we mean by the term social insect? How many 7mes has advanced social behavior (eusociality) evolved?
Social Insects What do we mean by the term social insect? How many 7mes has advanced social behavior (eusociality) evolved? What are the underlying precondi7ons for the evolu7on of eusociality and why
More informationPolyphenic Insects. genotype X environment = phenotype POLYPHENISM. genetic polymorphism vs polyphenism. the peppered moth.
What makes for differences between individuals? Polyphenic Insects genes environment genotype X environment = phenotype POLYPHENISM poly many (more than one anyway) phen - form genetic polymorphism vs
More informationSelf-Organization in Social Insects
Self-Organization in Social Insects Kazuo Uyehara 5/04/2008 Self-organization is a process in which complex patterns or behaviors are produced without direction from an outside or supervising source. This
More informationWorker reproductive competition affects division of labor in a primitively social paperwasp (Polistes instabilis)
Insect. Soc. 56 (2009) 14 20 0020-1812/09/010014-7 DOI 10.1007/s00040-008-1027-0 Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel, 2008 Insectes Sociaux Research article Worker reproductive competition affects division of labor
More information