Pretender punishment induced by chemical signalling in a queenless ant

被引：107

作者：

Monnin, T ^{[1
]}

Ratnieks, FLW

Jones, GR

Beard, R

机构：

[1] Univ Sheffield, Dept Anim & Plant Sci, Lab Apiculture & Social Insects, Sheffield S10 2TN, S Yorkshire, England

[2] Univ Keele, Sch Chem & Phys, Chem Ecol Grp, Keele ST5 5BG, Staffs, England

来源：

NATURE | 2002年 / 419卷 / 6902期

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D O I：

10.1038/nature00932

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：

Animal societies are stages for both conflict and cooperation. Reproduction is often monopolized by one or a few individuals who behave aggressively to prevent subordinates from reproducing (for example, naked mole-rats(1), wasps(2) and ants(3)). Here we report an unusual mechanism by which the dominant individual maintains reproductive control. In the queenless ant Dinoponera quadriceps, only the alpha female reproduces. If the alpha is challenged by another female she chemically marks the pretender who is then punished(4) by low-ranking females. This cooperation between alpha and low-rankers allows the alpha to inflict punishment indirectly, thereby maintaining her reproductive primacy without having to fight.

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页码：61 / 65

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