| Title |
Acquisition of chemical recognition cues facilitates integration into ant societies
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, December 2011
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6785-11-30 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Christoph von Beeren, Stefan Schulz, Rosli Hashim, Volker Witte |
| Abstract |
Social insects maintain the integrity of their societies by discriminating between colony members and foreigners through cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) signatures. Nevertheless, parasites frequently get access to social resources, for example through mimicry of host CHCs among other mechanisms. The origin of mimetic compounds, however, remains unknown in the majority of studies (biosynthesis vs. acquisition). Additionally, direct evidence is scarce that chemical mimicry is indeed beneficial to the parasites (e.g., by improving social acceptance). |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Germany | 4 | 5% |
| Denmark | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 70 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 15 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 19 | 25% |
| Unknown | 13 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 42 | 55% |
| Unspecified | 4 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 5% |
| Unknown | 18 | 24% |
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