Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) larvae possess their own chemical signatures. Export

@article{citeulike:1851814, abstract = {Social insects use cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) as recognition cues in a variety of social contexts, such as species and nestmate recognition. Discrimination of nestmates is an important requisite to avoid exploitation by unrelated individuals. In social wasps, use of CHCs in nestmate recognition has been demonstrated only among adults, whereas very little is known regarding brood recognition. We performed gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses of the CHCs of adults and larvae of the social wasp Polistes dominulus and found that larvae possess a characteristic chemical colony-specific pattern distinct from that of adults. Behavioural assays confirmed that these are recognized and discriminated by adults. Larval epicuticular substances are therefore sufficient for recognition of nestmate larvae by adults and demonstrate that wasps are able to discriminate between alien and nestmate larval odours.}, address = {Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica Leo Pardi, University of Florence, 50125 Florence, Italy. cotoneschi.chiara@libero.it}, author = {Cotoneschi, C. and Dani, F. R. and Cervo, R. and Sledge, M. F. and Turillazzi, S.}, citeulike-article-id = {1851814}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.12.016}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17498732}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17498732}, doi = {10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.12.016}, issn = {0022-1910}, journal = {J Insect Physiol}, keywords = {cuticular, discrimination, dominulus, larvae, odours, polistes}, month = {September}, number = {9}, pages = {954--963}, posted-at = {2007-11-01 17:18:37}, priority = {4}, title = {Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) larvae possess their own chemical signatures.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.12.016}, volume = {53}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1851814 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1851814 N2 - Social insects use cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) as recognition cues in a variety of social contexts, such as species and nestmate recognition. Discrimination of nestmates is an important requisite to avoid exploitation by unrelated individuals. In social wasps, use of CHCs in nestmate recognition has been demonstrated only among adults, whereas very little is known regarding brood recognition. We performed gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses of the CHCs of adults and larvae of the social wasp Polistes dominulus and found that larvae possess a characteristic chemical colony-specific pattern distinct from that of adults. Behavioural assays confirmed that these are recognized and discriminated by adults. Larval epicuticular substances are therefore sufficient for recognition of nestmate larvae by adults and demonstrate that wasps are able to discriminate between alien and nestmate larval odours. IS - 9 JF - J Insect Physiol SN - 0022-1910 AD - Dipartimento di Biologia Animale e Genetica Leo Pardi, University of Florence, 50125 Florence, Italy. cotoneschi.chiara@libero.it EP - 963 TI - Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) larvae possess their own chemical signatures. VL - 53 SP - 954 KW - cuticular KW - discrimination KW - dominulus KW - larvae KW - odours KW - polistes AU - Cotoneschi, C AU - Dani, FR AU - Cervo, R AU - Sledge, MF AU - Turillazzi, S PY - 2007/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2006.12.016 ER -