Growth and survival of incipient ant colonies in two Amazonian ant-plants: Effects of habitat, host-plant, and mode of colony founding (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Nery, A. S.; Vasconcelos, Heraldo L.

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Growth and survival of incipient ant colonies in two Amazonian ant-plants: Effects of habitat, host-plant, and mode of colony founding (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

We assessed the effects of habitat type, host-plant species, and mode of colony founding on the survivorship and growth of incipient colonies of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) associated with two Amazonian ant-plants. We experimentally colonized seedlings of Maieta guianensis with founding queens of...

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Autor principal:	Nery, A. S.
Outros Autores:	Vasconcelos, Heraldo L.
Grau:	Artigo
Idioma:	English
Publicado em:	Sociobiology 2020
Assuntos:	Animalsia Azteca Crematogaster Laevis Formicidae Hymenoptera Maieta Maieta Guianensis Pheidole Pheidole Minutula Tococa
Acesso em linha:	https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/16404

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spelling	oai:repositorio:1-16404 Growth and survival of incipient ant colonies in two Amazonian ant-plants: Effects of habitat, host-plant, and mode of colony founding (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Nery, A. S. Vasconcelos, Heraldo L. Animalsia Azteca Crematogaster Laevis Formicidae Hymenoptera Maieta Maieta Guianensis Pheidole Pheidole Minutula Tococa We assessed the effects of habitat type, host-plant species, and mode of colony founding on the survivorship and growth of incipient colonies of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) associated with two Amazonian ant-plants. We experimentally colonized seedlings of Maieta guianensis with founding queens of Crematogaster laevis or Pheidole minutula, and of Tococa bullifera with Azteca sp., C. laevis, or P. minutula queens. Seedlings were then transplanted to two habitats: stream edges or forest interior, where they remained for 75 days. To prevent subsequent, natural ant colonizations we caged plants with a fine mesh. Overall, levels of mortality were greater for small bodied queens of P. minutula (50-75%), than for larger bodied queens of C. laevis (38.7-53.6%) and Azteca sp. (12.5-25.0%). While seedlings grew faster along stream edges, in general, habitat type did not significantly affect colony survival and growth. The exception to this trend was observed for colonies of P. minutula, which survived better in seedlings located on stream edges. We found a trend of greater survival of C. laevis in T. bullifera than in M. guianensis, but no effect on colony growth. In contrast, the performance of P. minutula in T. bullifera was very poor, probably because T. bullifera is not a usual host of P. minutula. Mode of colony founding did not affect survival of P. minutula colonies in M. guianensis. However, pleometrotic colonies (with 5 queens) grew significantly faster than single queen colonies, and at a rate comparable to colonies of C. laevis. This suggests that pleometrosis can be a beneficial strategy, at least when levels of intra- and inter-specific competition among incipient colonies is high. 2020-06-04T15:17:41Z 2020-06-04T15:17:41Z 2003 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/16404 en Volume 42, Número 1, Pags. 151-162 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazil http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/ application/pdf Sociobiology
institution	Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia - Repositório Institucional
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topic	Animalsia Azteca Crematogaster Laevis Formicidae Hymenoptera Maieta Maieta Guianensis Pheidole Pheidole Minutula Tococa
spellingShingle	Animalsia Azteca Crematogaster Laevis Formicidae Hymenoptera Maieta Maieta Guianensis Pheidole Pheidole Minutula Tococa Nery, A. S. Growth and survival of incipient ant colonies in two Amazonian ant-plants: Effects of habitat, host-plant, and mode of colony founding (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
topic_facet	Animalsia Azteca Crematogaster Laevis Formicidae Hymenoptera Maieta Maieta Guianensis Pheidole Pheidole Minutula Tococa
description	We assessed the effects of habitat type, host-plant species, and mode of colony founding on the survivorship and growth of incipient colonies of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) associated with two Amazonian ant-plants. We experimentally colonized seedlings of Maieta guianensis with founding queens of Crematogaster laevis or Pheidole minutula, and of Tococa bullifera with Azteca sp., C. laevis, or P. minutula queens. Seedlings were then transplanted to two habitats: stream edges or forest interior, where they remained for 75 days. To prevent subsequent, natural ant colonizations we caged plants with a fine mesh. Overall, levels of mortality were greater for small bodied queens of P. minutula (50-75%), than for larger bodied queens of C. laevis (38.7-53.6%) and Azteca sp. (12.5-25.0%). While seedlings grew faster along stream edges, in general, habitat type did not significantly affect colony survival and growth. The exception to this trend was observed for colonies of P. minutula, which survived better in seedlings located on stream edges. We found a trend of greater survival of C. laevis in T. bullifera than in M. guianensis, but no effect on colony growth. In contrast, the performance of P. minutula in T. bullifera was very poor, probably because T. bullifera is not a usual host of P. minutula. Mode of colony founding did not affect survival of P. minutula colonies in M. guianensis. However, pleometrotic colonies (with 5 queens) grew significantly faster than single queen colonies, and at a rate comparable to colonies of C. laevis. This suggests that pleometrosis can be a beneficial strategy, at least when levels of intra- and inter-specific competition among incipient colonies is high.
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author	Nery, A. S.
author2	Vasconcelos, Heraldo L.
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title	Growth and survival of incipient ant colonies in two Amazonian ant-plants: Effects of habitat, host-plant, and mode of colony founding (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_short	Growth and survival of incipient ant colonies in two Amazonian ant-plants: Effects of habitat, host-plant, and mode of colony founding (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_full	Growth and survival of incipient ant colonies in two Amazonian ant-plants: Effects of habitat, host-plant, and mode of colony founding (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_fullStr	Growth and survival of incipient ant colonies in two Amazonian ant-plants: Effects of habitat, host-plant, and mode of colony founding (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_full_unstemmed	Growth and survival of incipient ant colonies in two Amazonian ant-plants: Effects of habitat, host-plant, and mode of colony founding (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_sort	growth and survival of incipient ant colonies in two amazonian ant-plants: effects of habitat, host-plant, and mode of colony founding (hymenoptera: formicidae)
publisher	Sociobiology
publishDate	2020
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Growth and survival of incipient ant colonies in two Amazonian ant-plants: Effects of habitat, host-plant, and mode of colony founding (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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