The First Workers of the Ant Camponotus obscuripes Are a Different Allometric Morph with Relatively Long Antennae to Communicate with Other Larger Colony Members
Joint Authors
Watanabe, Saori
Terayama, Mamoru
Kawauchiya, Ryota
Ogusu, Natsuki
Fujita, Yusuke
Mikami, Syunta
Murakami, Yuuka
Hasegawa, Eisuke
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-06-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The first workers produced by an ant queen with a claustral founding mode are much smaller than the workers after the second generation and are thus called “nanitics.” These nanitics shoulder the initial fate of the colony and thus may be different morphometric morph from the other workers in mature colony to optimize the survival of their own colony.
We report here that, in the ant Camponotus obscuripes Mayr, the allometric rules of the nanitics are different from those of other workers in mature colonies, suggesting that the nanitics constitute an independent caste as with soldiers or queens in other species.
In addition, the antennae of the nanitics show the minimum absolute length-difference with the mother queen compared to the other traits measured.
This result suggests that this small size difference enables C.
obscuripes nanitics to communicate with the other members of the colony.
Our results indicate that polymorphic societies affect the growth rules of workers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Watanabe, Saori& Terayama, Mamoru& Kawauchiya, Ryota& Ogusu, Natsuki& Fujita, Yusuke& Mikami, Syunta…[et al.]. 2017. The First Workers of the Ant Camponotus obscuripes Are a Different Allometric Morph with Relatively Long Antennae to Communicate with Other Larger Colony Members. Psyche،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Watanabe, Saori…[et al.]. The First Workers of the Ant Camponotus obscuripes Are a Different Allometric Morph with Relatively Long Antennae to Communicate with Other Larger Colony Members. Psyche No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197569
American Medical Association (AMA)
Watanabe, Saori& Terayama, Mamoru& Kawauchiya, Ryota& Ogusu, Natsuki& Fujita, Yusuke& Mikami, Syunta…[et al.]. The First Workers of the Ant Camponotus obscuripes Are a Different Allometric Morph with Relatively Long Antennae to Communicate with Other Larger Colony Members. Psyche. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197569
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1197569