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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Padje, Anouk van ’t
• van de Peppel, Lennart J.J.
• Aanen, Duur K.

Titel

Evolution: Ant trail pheromones promote ant–aphid mutualisms

Ist Teil von

• Current biology, 2021-11, Vol.31 (21), p.R1437-R1439

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

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Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A new study shows that trail pheromones produced by an invasive ant species suppress the dispersal and stimulate the reproduction of cotton aphids that the ants can ‘milk’ for honeydew. Aphids use these pheromones as a signal of ant presence and respond adaptively, analogous to early stages of animal husbandry where animals were attracted to human settlements. A new study shows that trail pheromones produced by an invasive ant species suppress the dispersal and stimulate the reproduction of cotton aphids that the ants can ‘milk’ for honeydew. Aphids use these pheromones as a signal of ant presence and respond adaptively, analogous to early stages of animal husbandry where animals were attracted to human settlements.