Ant nestmate and non-nestmate discrimination by a chemosensory sensillum

被引：323

作者：

Ozaki, M ^{[1
]}

Wada-Katsumata, A

Fujikawa, K

Iwasaki, M

Yokohari, F

Satoji, Y

Nisimura, T

Yamaoka, R

机构：

[1] Kyoto Inst Technol, Fac Text Sci, Dept Appl Biol, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto 6068585, Japan

[2] Fukuoka Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Earth Syst Sci, Fukuoka 8140180, Japan

来源：

SCIENCE | 2005年 / 309卷 / 5732期

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D O I：

10.1126/science.1105244

中图分类号：

O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

In animal societies, chemical communication plays an important role in conflict and cooperation. For ants, cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) blends produced by non-nestmates elicit overt aggression. We describe a sensory sensillum on the antennae of the carpenter ant Camponotus japonicus that functions in nestmate discrimination. This sensillum is multiporous and responds only to non-nestmate CHC blends. This suggests a role for a peripheral recognition mechanism in detecting colony-specific chemical signals.

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页码：311 / 314

页数：4

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