@article{fdi:010060305,
  title = {{M}utual use of trail-following chemical cues by a termite host and its inquiline},
  author = {{C}ristaldo, {P}.{F}. and {D}e {S}ouza, {O}. and {K}rasulova, {J}. and {J}irosova {A}. and {K}utalova, {K}. and {R}odrigues {L}ima, {E}. and {S}obotnik, {J}. and {S}illam-{D}uss{\`e}s, {D}avid},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}ermite nests are often secondarily inhabited by other termite species ( = inquilines) that cohabit with the host. {T}o understand this association, we studied the trail-following behaviour in two {N}eotropical species, {C}onstrictotermes cyphergaster ({T}ermitidae: {N}asutitermitinae) and its obligatory inquiline, {I}nquilinitermes microcerus ({T}ermitidae: {T}ermitinae). {U}sing behavioural experiments and chemical analyses, we determined that the trail-following pheromone of {C}. cyphergaster is made of neocembrene and (3{Z},6{Z},8{E})-dodeca-3,6,8-trien-1-ol. {A}lthough no specific compound was identified in {I}. microcerus, workers were able to follow the above compounds in behavioural bioassays. {I}nterestingly, in choice tests, {C}. cyphergaster prefers conspecific over heterospecific trails while {I}. microcerus shows the converse behaviour. {I}n no-choice tests with whole body extracts, {C}. cyphergaster showed no preference for, while {I}. microcerus clearly avoided heterospecific trails. {T}his seems to agree with the hypothesis that trail-following pheromones may shape the cohabitation of {C}. cyphergaster and {I}. microcerus and reinforce the idea that their cohabitation is based on conflict-avoiding strategies.},
  keywords = {{TERMITE} ; {COMPORTEMENT} ; {ANALYSE} {CHIMIQUE} ; {PHEROMONE} ; {CHROMATOGRAPHIE} {EN} {PHASE} {GAZEUSE} ; {SPECTROMETRIE} ; {ANALYSE} {STATISTIQUE} ; {ETUDE} {EXPERIMENTALE} ; {COHABITATION}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}lo{S} {O}ne},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {e85315 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0085315},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060305},
}