@article{fdi:010065942,
  title = {{C}omplex alarm strategy in the most basal termite species},
  author = {{D}elattre, {O}. and {S}illam-{D}uss{\`e}s, {D}avid and {J}andák, {V}. and {B}rothánek, {M}. and {R}ücker, {K}. and {B}ourguignon, {T}. and {V}ytisková, {B}. and {C}vačka, {J}. and {J}iříček, {O}. and Šobotník, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{S}tudying basal taxa often allows shedding a light on the evolution of advanced representatives. {T}he most basal termite species, {M}astotermes darwiniensis, possesses unique morphological and behavioural traits, of which many remain scarcely studied. {F}or these reasons, we conducted a comprehensive study of the alarm communication in this species and compared its components to behavioural modes described in other termites. {I}n {M}. darwiniensis, the alarm is communicated by substrate-borne vibrations resulting from vertical vibratory movements. {A}nother similar behaviour consists in longitudinal movements, by which the alarm is delivered to other termites in contact with alerted individual. {B}oth these two behavioural modes could be used in synergy to create complex movements. {M}. darwiniensis also uses chemical alarm signals produced by labial gland secretion, in contrast to {N}eoisoptera in which this function is fulfilled exclusively by the frontal gland secretion. {M}oreover, we demonstrated in {M}. darwiniensis the presence of a positive feedback mechanism thought to occur exclusively in the crown group {T}ermitidae. {T}his positive feedback consists in both oscillatory movements of alerted individuals in response to alarm signals and release of alarm pheromone by excited soldiers. {O}ur results confirm that {M}. darwiniensis is a remarkable example of mosaic evolution, as it combines many primitive and advanced features, and its alarm communication clearly belongs to the latter category.},
  keywords = {},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{B}ehavioral {E}cology and {S}ociobiology},
  volume = {69},
  numero = {12},
  pages = {1945--1955},
  ISSN = {0340-5443 ; 1432-0762},
  year = {2015},
  DOI = {10.​1007/​s00265-015-2007-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010065942},
}