Nestmate recognition and the genetic relatedness of nests in the ant Formica pratensis

被引：100

作者：

Beye, M

Neumann, P

Chapuisat, M

Pamilo, P

Moritz, RFA

机构：

[1] Tech Univ Berlin, Inst Okol & Biol, D-10587 Berlin, Germany

[2] Museum Zool, CH-1000 Lausanne 17, Switzerland

[3] Inst Zool & Anim Ecol, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

[4] Uppsala Univ, Dept Genet, S-75007 Uppsala, Sweden

来源：

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY | 1998年 / 43卷 / 01期

关键词：

nestmate recognition; kin recognition; DNA fingerprinting; aggression; Formica; relatedness;

D O I：

10.1007/s002650050467

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

Genetic relatedness of the mound-building ant Formica pratensis was determined by means of microsatellite DNA polymorphism, and its impact on nestmate recognition was tested in a population in Southern Sweden (Oeland), Recognition between nests was measured by testing aggression levels between single pairs of workers. The genetic distances of nests (Nei's genetic distance) and the spatial distance of nests were correlated and both showed a strong relation to the aggression behavior. Multiple regression analysis revealed a stronger impact of genetic relatedness rather than spatial distances on aggression behavior. Neighbouring nests were more closely related than distant nests, which may reflect budding as a possible spreading mechanism. The genetic distance data showed that nestmate recognition was strongly genetically influenced in F. pratensis.

引用

页码：67 / 72

页数：6

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