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abstract:
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text: 'Background: Social insects form densely crowded societies in environments
with high pathogen loads, but have evolved collective defences that mitigate the
impact of disease. However, colony-founding queens lack this protection and suffer
high rates of mortality. The impact of pathogens may be exacerbated in species
where queens found colonies together, as healthy individuals may contract pathogens
from infectious co-founders. Therefore, we tested whether ant queens avoid founding
colonies with pathogen-exposed conspecifics and how they might limit disease transmission
from infectious individuals. Results: Using Lasius Niger queens and a naturally
infecting fungal pathogen Metarhizium brunneum, we observed that queens were equally
likely to found colonies with another pathogen-exposed or sham-treated queen.
However, when one queen died, the surviving individual performed biting, burial
and removal of the corpse. These undertaking behaviours were performed prophylactically,
i.e. targeted equally towards non-infected and infected corpses, as well as carried
out before infected corpses became infectious. Biting and burial reduced the risk
of the queens contracting and dying from disease from an infectious corpse of
a dead co-foundress. Conclusions: We show that co-founding ant queens express
undertaking behaviours that, in mature colonies, are performed exclusively by
workers. Such infection avoidance behaviours act before the queens can contract
the disease and will therefore improve the overall chance of colony founding success
in ant queens.'
article_number: '219'
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full_name: Pull, Christopher
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last_name: Pull
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- first_name: Sylvia
full_name: Cremer, Sylvia
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last_name: Cremer
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citation:
ama: Pull C, Cremer S. Co-founding ant queens prevent disease by performing prophylactic
undertaking behaviour. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 2017;17(1). doi:10.1186/s12862-017-1062-4
apa: Pull, C., & Cremer, S. (2017). Co-founding ant queens prevent disease by
performing prophylactic undertaking behaviour. BMC Evolutionary Biology.
BioMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-1062-4
chicago: Pull, Christopher, and Sylvia Cremer. “Co-Founding Ant Queens Prevent Disease
by Performing Prophylactic Undertaking Behaviour.” BMC Evolutionary Biology.
BioMed Central, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-1062-4.
ieee: C. Pull and S. Cremer, “Co-founding ant queens prevent disease by performing
prophylactic undertaking behaviour,” BMC Evolutionary Biology, vol. 17,
no. 1. BioMed Central, 2017.
ista: Pull C, Cremer S. 2017. Co-founding ant queens prevent disease by performing
prophylactic undertaking behaviour. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 17(1), 219.
mla: Pull, Christopher, and Sylvia Cremer. “Co-Founding Ant Queens Prevent Disease
by Performing Prophylactic Undertaking Behaviour.” BMC Evolutionary Biology,
vol. 17, no. 1, 219, BioMed Central, 2017, doi:10.1186/s12862-017-1062-4.
short: C. Pull, S. Cremer, BMC Evolutionary Biology 17 (2017).
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text: The social insects bees, wasps, ants, and termites are species-rich, occur
in many habitats, and often constitute a large part of the biomass. Many are also
invasive, including species of termites, the red imported fire ant, and the Argentine
ant. While invasive social insects have been a problem in Southern Europe for
some time, Central Europa was free of invasive ant species until recently because
most ants are adapted to warmer climates. Only in the 1990s, did Lasius neglectus,
a close relative of the common black garden ant, arrive in Germany. First described
in 1990 based on individuals collected in Budapest, the species has since been
detected for example in France, Germany, Spain, England, and Kyrgyzstan. The species
is spread with soil during construction work or plantings, and L. neglectus therefore
is often found in parks and botanical gardens. Another invasive ant now spreading
in southern Germany is Formica fuscocinerea, which occurs along rivers, including
in the sandy floodplains of the river Isar. As is typical of pioneer species,
F. fuscocinerea quickly becomes extremely abundant and therefore causes problems
for example on playgrounds in Munich. All invasive ant species are characterized
by cooperation across nests, leading to strongly interconnected, very large super-colonies.
The resulting dominance results in the extinction of native ant species as well
as other arthropod species and thus in the reduction of biodiversity.
article_processing_charge: No
author:
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citation:
ama: 'Cremer S. Invasive Ameisen in Europa: Wie sie sich ausbreiten und die heimische
Fauna verändern. Rundgespräche Forum Ökologie. 2017;46:105-116.'
apa: 'Cremer, S. (2017). Invasive Ameisen in Europa: Wie sie sich ausbreiten und
die heimische Fauna verändern. Rundgespräche Forum Ökologie. Verlag Dr.
Friedrich Pfeil.'
chicago: 'Cremer, Sylvia. “Invasive Ameisen in Europa: Wie Sie Sich Ausbreiten Und
Die Heimische Fauna Verändern.” Rundgespräche Forum Ökologie. Verlag Dr.
Friedrich Pfeil, 2017.'
ieee: 'S. Cremer, “Invasive Ameisen in Europa: Wie sie sich ausbreiten und die heimische
Fauna verändern,” Rundgespräche Forum Ökologie, vol. 46. Verlag Dr. Friedrich
Pfeil, pp. 105–116, 2017.'
ista: 'Cremer S. 2017. Invasive Ameisen in Europa: Wie sie sich ausbreiten und die
heimische Fauna verändern. Rundgespräche Forum Ökologie. 46, 105–116.'
mla: 'Cremer, Sylvia. “Invasive Ameisen in Europa: Wie Sie Sich Ausbreiten Und Die
Heimische Fauna Verändern.” Rundgespräche Forum Ökologie, vol. 46, Verlag
Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, 2017, pp. 105–16.'
short: S. Cremer, Rundgespräche Forum Ökologie 46 (2017) 105–116.
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Immune specificity is the degree to which a host’s immune system discriminates
among various pathogens or antigenic variants. Vertebrate immune memory is highly
specific due to antibody responses. On the other hand, some invertebrates show
immune priming, i.e. improved survival after secondary exposure to a previously
encountered pathogen. Until now, specificity of priming has only been demonstrated
via the septic infection route or when live pathogens were used for priming. Therefore,
we tested for specificity in the oral priming route in the red flour beetle, Tribolium
castaneum. For priming, we used pathogen-free supernatants derived from three
different strains of the entomopathogen, Bacillus thuringiensis, which express
different Cry toxin variants known for their toxicity against this beetle. Subsequent
exposure to the infective spores showed that oral priming was specific for two
naturally occurring strains, while a third engineered strain did not induce any
priming effect. Our data demonstrate that oral immune priming with a non-infectious
bacterial agent can be specific, but the priming effect is not universal across
all bacterial strains.
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author:
- first_name: Momir
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- first_name: Marie
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last_name: Sell
- first_name: Megan
full_name: Kutzer, Megan
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- first_name: Joachim
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citation:
ama: Futo M, Sell M, Kutzer M, Kurtz J. Specificity of oral immune priming in the
red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Biology Letters. 2017;13(12). doi:10.1098/rsbl.2017.0632
apa: Futo, M., Sell, M., Kutzer, M., & Kurtz, J. (2017). Specificity of oral
immune priming in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Biology Letters.
The Royal Society. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2017.0632
chicago: Futo, Momir, Marie Sell, Megan Kutzer, and Joachim Kurtz. “Specificity
of Oral Immune Priming in the Red Flour Beetle Tribolium Castaneum.” Biology
Letters. The Royal Society, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2017.0632.
ieee: M. Futo, M. Sell, M. Kutzer, and J. Kurtz, “Specificity of oral immune priming
in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum,” Biology Letters, vol. 13,
no. 12. The Royal Society, 2017.
ista: Futo M, Sell M, Kutzer M, Kurtz J. 2017. Specificity of oral immune priming
in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Biology Letters. 13(12), 0632.
mla: Futo, Momir, et al. “Specificity of Oral Immune Priming in the Red Flour Beetle
Tribolium Castaneum.” Biology Letters, vol. 13, no. 12, 0632, The Royal
Society, 2017, doi:10.1098/rsbl.2017.0632.
short: M. Futo, M. Sell, M. Kutzer, J. Kurtz, Biology Letters 13 (2017).
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---
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abstract:
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text: Across multicellular organisms, the costs of reproduction and self-maintenance
result in a life history trade-off between fecundity and longevity. Queens of
perennial social Hymenoptera are both highly fertile and long-lived, and thus,
this fundamental trade-off is lacking. Whether social insect males similarly evade
the fecundity/longevity trade-off remains largely unstudied. Wingless males of
the ant genus Cardiocondyla stay in their natal colonies throughout their relatively
long lives and mate with multiple female sexuals. Here, we show that Cardiocondyla
obscurior males that were allowed to mate with large numbers of female sexuals
had a shortened life span compared to males that mated at a low frequency or virgin
males. Although frequent mating negatively affects longevity, males clearly benefit
from a “live fast, die young strategy” by inseminating as many female sexuals
as possible at a cost to their own survival.
acknowledgement: 'German Science Foundation. Grant Number: SCHR 1135/2-1. We thank
M. Adam for handling part of the setups and J. Zoellner for behavioral observations.'
author:
- first_name: Sina
full_name: Metzler, Sina
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last_name: Metzler
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- first_name: Alexandra
full_name: Schrempf, Alexandra
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ama: Metzler S, Heinze J, Schrempf A. Mating and longevity in ant males. Ecology
and Evolution. 2016;6(24):8903-8906. doi:10.1002/ece3.2474
apa: Metzler, S., Heinze, J., & Schrempf, A. (2016). Mating and longevity in
ant males. Ecology and Evolution. Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2474
chicago: Metzler, Sina, Jürgen Heinze, and Alexandra Schrempf. “Mating and Longevity
in Ant Males.” Ecology and Evolution. Wiley-Blackwell, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2474.
ieee: S. Metzler, J. Heinze, and A. Schrempf, “Mating and longevity in ant males,”
Ecology and Evolution, vol. 6, no. 24. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 8903–8906,
2016.
ista: Metzler S, Heinze J, Schrempf A. 2016. Mating and longevity in ant males.
Ecology and Evolution. 6(24), 8903–8906.
mla: Metzler, Sina, et al. “Mating and Longevity in Ant Males.” Ecology and Evolution,
vol. 6, no. 24, Wiley-Blackwell, 2016, pp. 8903–06, doi:10.1002/ece3.2474.
short: S. Metzler, J. Heinze, A. Schrempf, Ecology and Evolution 6 (2016) 8903–8906.
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acknowledgement: The authors thank Sophie A.O. Armitage and Jan N. Offenborn for helpful
comments on the figures, and two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments.
The project was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, KU 1929/4-2)
within the priority programme SPP 1399 “Host–Parasite Coevolution”.
author:
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last_name: Kurtz
citation:
ama: 'Milutinovic B, Peuß R, Ferro K, Kurtz J. Immune priming in arthropods: an
update focusing on the red flour beetle. Zoology . 2016;119(4):254-261.
doi:10.1016/j.zool.2016.03.006'
apa: 'Milutinovic, B., Peuß, R., Ferro, K., & Kurtz, J. (2016). Immune priming
in arthropods: an update focusing on the red flour beetle. Zoology . Elsevier.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2016.03.006'
chicago: 'Milutinovic, Barbara, Robert Peuß, Kevin Ferro, and Joachim Kurtz. “Immune
Priming in Arthropods: An Update Focusing on the Red Flour Beetle.” Zoology
. Elsevier, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2016.03.006.'
ieee: 'B. Milutinovic, R. Peuß, K. Ferro, and J. Kurtz, “Immune priming in arthropods:
an update focusing on the red flour beetle,” Zoology , vol. 119, no. 4.
Elsevier, pp. 254–261, 2016.'
ista: 'Milutinovic B, Peuß R, Ferro K, Kurtz J. 2016. Immune priming in arthropods:
an update focusing on the red flour beetle. Zoology . 119(4), 254–261.'
mla: 'Milutinovic, Barbara, et al. “Immune Priming in Arthropods: An Update Focusing
on the Red Flour Beetle.” Zoology , vol. 119, no. 4, Elsevier, 2016, pp.
254–61, doi:10.1016/j.zool.2016.03.006.'
short: B. Milutinovic, R. Peuß, K. Ferro, J. Kurtz, Zoology 119 (2016) 254–261.
date_created: 2018-12-11T11:50:41Z
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