Antennal Olfactory Physiology and Behavior of Males of the Ponerine Ant Harpegnathos saltator.

ABSTRACT: In comparison to the large amount of study on the communication abilities of females in ant societies and their associated chemical ecology and sensory physiology, such study of male ants has been largely ignored; accordingly, little is known about their olfactory sensory capabilities. To address this, we explored peripheral odor sensitivities in male Harpegnathos saltator by measuring the electrophysiological activity of olfactory sensory neurons within antennal trichoid and coeloconic sensilla using an extracellular recording technique. In an initial trial of 46 compounds, sensilla trichodea responded strongly to two alarm pheromone components, while a limited number of non-hydrocarbon odorants elicited strong responses in sensilla coeloconica. Both sensillar types responded indifferentl

SUBMITTER: Ghaninia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7202683 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature