Volledige titel:
THE EVOLUTION OF THE ALARM-DEFENSE SYSTEM IN THE FORMICINE ANTS
Auteur(s):
Edward O. Wilson and Fred E. Regnier, Jr.
Gepubliceerd in:
The American Naturalist
Jaar van publicatie:
1971
Abstract:
In the social insects, alarm communication and colony defense are inextricably combined, for the reason that the workers rely heavily on chemical secretions to accomplish both functions. In many instances, the same substances serve simultaneously to repel invaders and to alert nestmates to danger (Regnier and Wilson 1968; Blum 1969; Moore 1969). For this reason it is useful to refer to a combined "alarm-defense system" of a given species (Wilson 1971). Because the secretions involved are typically plentiful and relatively easily identified, we saw in them the opportunity to conduct one of the first comparative studies of an exocrine system used in chemical communication. The subfamily Formicinae was selected as the most favorable group of ants on which to concentrate. Workers of this phylogenetically advanced taxon store large quantities of alarm-defense substances in their glandular reservoirs, and abundant colonies of many phyletic stocks are available in the north temperate zone. Of equal importance, the phylogeny of much of the group, in particular the genera Lasius (Wilson 1955), Acanthomyops (Wing 1968), and Formica (Buren 1968) are already comparatively well understood on morphological and zoogeographic grounds. Our ultimate goal is to elucidate the evolution of a pheromone system. Earlier accounts were concerned with the alarm-defense systems of the genera Acanthomyops, Formica, and Lasius (Regnier and Wilson 1968, 1969, 1971; Bergström and Löfqvist 1970). In this, the first report to attempt a phylogenetic review of the systems, we will add data on a diversity of other genera within the subfamily Formicinae and present our interpretation of the adaptive patterns thus far discovered.
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http://www.jstor.org/pss/2459556
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE ALARM-DEFENSE SYSTEM IN THE FORMICINE ANTS
Auteur(s):
Edward O. Wilson and Fred E. Regnier, Jr.
Gepubliceerd in:
The American Naturalist
Jaar van publicatie:
1971
Abstract:
In the social insects, alarm communication and colony defense are inextricably combined, for the reason that the workers rely heavily on chemical secretions to accomplish both functions. In many instances, the same substances serve simultaneously to repel invaders and to alert nestmates to danger (Regnier and Wilson 1968; Blum 1969; Moore 1969). For this reason it is useful to refer to a combined "alarm-defense system" of a given species (Wilson 1971). Because the secretions involved are typically plentiful and relatively easily identified, we saw in them the opportunity to conduct one of the first comparative studies of an exocrine system used in chemical communication. The subfamily Formicinae was selected as the most favorable group of ants on which to concentrate. Workers of this phylogenetically advanced taxon store large quantities of alarm-defense substances in their glandular reservoirs, and abundant colonies of many phyletic stocks are available in the north temperate zone. Of equal importance, the phylogeny of much of the group, in particular the genera Lasius (Wilson 1955), Acanthomyops (Wing 1968), and Formica (Buren 1968) are already comparatively well understood on morphological and zoogeographic grounds. Our ultimate goal is to elucidate the evolution of a pheromone system. Earlier accounts were concerned with the alarm-defense systems of the genera Acanthomyops, Formica, and Lasius (Regnier and Wilson 1968, 1969, 1971; Bergström and Löfqvist 1970). In this, the first report to attempt a phylogenetic review of the systems, we will add data on a diversity of other genera within the subfamily Formicinae and present our interpretation of the adaptive patterns thus far discovered.
Webadres:
http://www.jstor.org/pss/2459556
Helaas geen public access, maar wie geen toegang heeft via universiteit of werk kan er vast op "andere manier" aankomen.
Ik was even wat aan het bijlezen over het olfactoire systeem van mieren en kwam daarbij dit artikel tegen. Ik heb het niet helemaal uitgeplozen en gezien de leeftijd is het vast al voor een deel achterhaald, maar er staan wel leuke weetjes in. Een aantal molecuulformules voor alarmstoffen bijvoorbeeld, interessant om te zien.
[edit: lelijke "-"jes verwijderd, en de ö's verbeterd.]