Odor coding of nestmate recognition in the eusocial ant Camponotus floridanus.

ABSTRACT: In eusocial ants, aggressive behaviors require the ability to discriminate between chemical signatures such as cuticular hydrocarbons that distinguish nestmate friends from non-nestmate foes. It has been suggested that a mismatch between a chemical signature (label) and the internal, neuronal representation of the colony odor (template) leads to aggression between non-nestmates. Moreover, a definitive demonstration that odorant receptors are responsible for the processing of the chemical signals that regulate nestmate recognition has thus far been lacking. To address these issues, we have developed an aggression-based bioassay incorporating highly selective modulators that target odorant receptor functionality to characterize their role in nestmate recognition in the formicine ant Campo

SUBMITTER: Ferguson ST 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7033718 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature