@article{fdi:010075661,
  title = {{C}hemical and vibratory signals used in alarm communication in the termite {R}eticulitermes flavipes ({R}hinotermitidae)},
  author = {{D}elattre, {O}. and {S}obotnik, {J}. and {J}andak, {V}. and {S}ynek, {J}. and {C}vacka, {J}. and {J}iricek, {O}. and {B}ourguignon, {T}. and {S}illam-{D}uss{\`e}s, {D}avid},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}ermites have evolved diverse defence strategies to protect themselves against predators, including a complex alarm communication system based on vibroacoustic and/or chemical signals. {I}n reaction to alarm signals, workers and other vulnerable castes flee away while soldiers, the specialized colony defenders, actively move toward the alarm source. {I}n this study, we investigated the nature of alarm communication in the pest {R}eticulitermes flavipes. {W}e found that workers and soldiers of {R}. flavipes respond to various danger stimuli using both vibroacoustic and chemical alarm signals. {A}mong the danger stimuli, the blow of air triggered the strongest response, followed by crushed soldier head and light flash. {T}he crushed soldier heads, which implied the alarm pheromone release, had the longest-lasting effect on the group behaviour, while the responses to other stimuli decreased quickly. {W}e also found evidence of a positive feedback, as the release of alarm pheromones increased the vibratory communication among workers and soldiers. {O}ur study demonstrates that alarm modalities are differentially expressed between castes, and that the response varies according to the nature of stimuli.},
  keywords = {{C}ommunication ; {D}efence ; {P}heromones ; {P}ositive feedback ; {V}ibratory behaviour ; {FRANCE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nsectes {S}ociaux},
  volume = {66},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {265--272},
  ISSN = {0020-1812},
  year = {2019},
  DOI = {10.1007/s00040-018-00682-9},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010075661},
}