DOI: 10.1111/ele.12727
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-85010443300
论文题名: Cryptic termites avoid predatory ants by eavesdropping on vibrational cues from their footsteps
作者: Oberst S. ; Bann G. ; Lai J.C.S. ; Evans T.A.
刊名: Ecology Letters
ISSN: 1461023X
EISSN: 1461-0248
出版年: 2017
卷: 20, 期: 2 起始页码: 212
结束页码: 221
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Acoustic mimicry
; eusocial insects
; predatory ants
; predator–prey relationship
; termites’ foraging
; vibrational communication
; walking signal
Scopus关键词: Coptotermes acinaciformis
; Formicidae
; Hexapoda
; Iridomyrmex purpureus
; Isoptera
; animal
; ant
; association
; biomechanics
; Isoptera
; perception
; physiology
; predation
; vibration
; Animals
; Ants
; Biomechanical Phenomena
; Cues
; Isoptera
; Perception
; Predatory Behavior
; Vibration
英文摘要: Eavesdropping has evolved in many predator–prey relationships. Communication signals of social species may be particularly vulnerable to eavesdropping, such as pheromones produced by ants, which are predators of termites. Termites communicate mostly by way of substrate-borne vibrations, which suggest they may be able to eavesdrop, using two possible mechanisms: ant chemicals or ant vibrations. We observed termites foraging within millimetres of ants in the field, suggesting the evolution of specialised detection behaviours. We found the termite Coptotermes acinaciformis detected their major predator, the ant Iridomyrmex purpureus, through thin wood using only vibrational cues from walking, and not chemical signals. Comparison of 16 termite and ant species found the ants-walking signals were up to 100 times higher than those of termites. Eavesdropping on passive walking signals explains the predator detection and foraging behaviours in this ancient relationship, which may be applicable to many other predator–prey relationships. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd/CNRS Citation statistics:
资源类型: 期刊论文
标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/107664
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作者单位: Acoustics & Vibration Unit, School of Engineering and Information Technology, The University of New South Wales, Canberra, ACT, Australia; CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, Clunies Ross Street, Canberra, ACT, Australia; Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia; School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
Recommended Citation:
Oberst S.,Bann G.,Lai J.C.S.,et al. Cryptic termites avoid predatory ants by eavesdropping on vibrational cues from their footsteps[J]. Ecology Letters,2017-01-01,20(2)