TY - JOUR AU - Balzani, Paride AU - Frizzi, Filippo AU - Masonu, Alberto AU - Santini, Giacomo TI - The Effect of the Introduced Red Wood Ant Formica paralugubris on the Frequency of Ant Nests and First Plesiobiotic Association between Myrmica ruginodis (Nylander, 1846) and Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782) JF - SOCIOBIOLOGY J2 - SOCIOBIOLOGY VL - 69 PY - 2022 IS - 4 PG - 5 SN - 0361-6525 DO - 10.13102/sociobiology.v69i4.7901 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33894124 ID - 33894124 AB - Red wood ants are ecologically dominant species that affect the composition of the invertebrate community. In the past century, one of these species, Formica paralugubris (Seifert 1996), was introduced outside its native area (the Alps) in the Apennines (Italy). Here we investigated the effect of an introduced population of F. paralugubris on the frequency of nests of other ant species in Abetone, Central Apennines. Ant nests were found only in the area unoccupied by F. paralugubris. In this area, we also found one pleometrotic association between queens of Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782) and two plesiobiotic associations, one between Formica fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) and L. flavus and the other one between Myrmica ruginodis (Nylander, 1846) and L. flavus. This latter is the first plesiobiotic relationship reported between these two species, the second reported for M. ruginodis, and the 10th for L. flavus. Additionally, this is one of the few plesiobiotic associations reported for the Mediterranean region and Southern Europe. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Slipinski, Piotr AU - Cerda, Xim TI - Higher soil temperatures cause faster running and more efficient homing in the temperate thermophilous ant Formica cinerea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) JF - MYRMECOLOGICAL NEWS J2 - MYRMECOL NEWS VL - 32 PY - 2022 SP - 149 EP - 158 PG - 10 SN - 1994-4136 DO - 10.25849/myrmecol.news_032:149 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33384763 ID - 33384763 AB - Thermophilous ants, which live in many places at very different latitudes, can on occasion face similar thermal conditions. The temperature of the sand in a Euro-Siberian forest clearing can reach 61 degrees C, a temperature that is above the thermal maximum of most foraging ants. Therefore, we expect that temperature may have a similar effect on the foraging strategy of species living there, for example, Formica cinerea, as it has on the foraging strategy of typical thermal specialists. We experimentally tested in the field whether workers with higher mean speed are more efficient than slower individuals by comparing their path shapes as they return to the nest. More specifically, we asked whether workers' time taken to return to the nest and the straightness of their paths from the feeder to the nest are affected by workers' speed and surface temperature. As temperature increases, workers walk faster and take less time to return to the nest. The speed of workers influences the straightness of their path from the feeder to the nest - the workers with the higher mean speed take a less sinuous return path to the nest. We conclude that workers with higher mean speed are more efficient than slower individuals. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Stukalyuk, Stanislav AU - Akhmedov, Ascar TI - Mobilization Strategies in Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) JF - FRAGMENTA ENTOMOLOGICA J2 - FRAGM ENTOMOL VL - 54 PY - 2022 IS - 2 SP - 321 EP - 336 PG - 16 SN - 0429-288X DO - 10.13133/2284-4880/1282 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33636370 ID - 33636370 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: [KPKVK 6541230?] Funding text: Acknowledgments - The authors have no conflicts of interest. The research leading to this publication has received funding from ?The support of the priority research areas development of Ukraine, KPKVK 6541230? (for S. Stukalyuk) . The authors are grateful to Dr. I. Ma?k (Szeged University, Hungary) for help with statistical analysis. The authors are grateful to D. Abibulaev (Simferopol) for help with figures. AB - The mobilization strategies of ants have been studied quite well, but the questions of how far foragers of different species are able to move away from the nest remain unclear. The study of changes in foraging strategies depending on the type of habitat remains relevant. The aim of the work is to study mobilization strategies in 31 ant species. The study was conducted in 2019-2021 on the territory of 2 countries - Ukraine (Kyiv region and Kyiv) and Uzbekistan (Tashkent region, Tashkent). Pairs of baits (one carbohydrate and one with tuna) were laid out at a distance of 3 m from each other, in the form of transects. In total, 16 transects (417 pairs) were laid out in Ukraine in 9 types of habitats, in Uzbekistan - 5 transects (70 pairs of baits) in one type of habitats. The number of ants on each type of bait was recorded every 10 minutes, for 0-90 minutes. The distance to the nest from where the mobilization took place was also determined. It has been established that all ant species can be divided into 4 clusters according to the average distance to the nest from which foragers mobilize on the bait. Cluster 1 included 3 species of dominants, which were able to move away from the nest at a distance of up to 50 m, cluster 2 included 4 species of dominants, whose foragers could move up to a distance of 20 m. Cluster 3 included 23 species that moved away from nest at a distance of 0.2-2.0 m, cluster 4 - 1 species, foragers of it moved to a distance of up to 7 m. Preferences of bait types were noted in 15 ant species. The distance to the nest (F=9.02, p<0.001) had the greatest influence on the number of ants on baits among the considered factors, followed by species of ants (F=6.75, p<0.001) and habitat type (F=4.17, p<0.001). In habitats where an ant species mobilizes a smaller number of foragers, they have to travel, on average, long distances to a food source. Consequently, the abundance of food resources in the habitat of ants is determined by the average distance of mobilization from the nest - the smaller it is, the more resources. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Maák, István Elek AU - Sondej, I. AU - Juhász, Orsolya AU - Trigos-Peral, G. AU - Tenyér, A. AU - Camera, J. AU - Czechowski, W. TI - Unexpected distribution of subordinates around nests of the wood ants JF - ACTA OECOLOGICA: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY J2 - ACTA OECOL VL - 110 PY - 2021 PG - 7 SN - 1146-609X DO - 10.1016/j.actao.2021.103709 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31865910 ID - 31865910 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Erős, Katalin AU - Maák, István Elek AU - Markó, Bálint AU - Babik, Hanna AU - Ślipiński, Piotr AU - Nicoară, Roxana AU - Czechowski, Wojciech TI - Competitive pressure by territorials promotes the utilization of unusual food source by subordinate ants in temperate European woodlands JF - ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION J2 - ETHOL ECOL EVOL VL - 32 PY - 2020 SP - 457 EP - 465 PG - 9 SN - 0394-9370 DO - 10.1080/03949370.2020.1753116 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31306156 ID - 31306156 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Maák, István Elek AU - Czekes, Zsolt AU - Erős, Katalin AU - Pálfi, Zsófia AU - Markó, Bálint TI - Living on the Edge: Changes in the Foraging Strategy of a Territorial Ant Species Occurring with a Rival Supercolony – a Case Study JF - JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR J2 - J INSECT BEHAV VL - 33 PY - 2020 IS - 1 SP - 59 EP - 68 PG - 10 SN - 0892-7553 DO - 10.1007/s10905-020-09745-x UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31380401 ID - 31380401 AB - Territorial strategy in animals is characterized by the monopoly of resources inside a protected area, the territory. The presence of territorial species considerably alters the behavior of co-occurring submissives, as it is known in several submissive ant species living on the territories of red wood ants in temperate regions. On the other hand, as a rule, territorial species cannot share the same territory and usually exclude each other. However, this 'rule' is inferred from the almost complete lack of data on the coexistence of rival territorials, and not from observations regarding the effective exclusion or behavioral inhibition of one territorial species by other. In the frame of this study, we investigated the foraging strategy of the territorial red wood antFormica pratensisthat occurred inside a large polydomous system of another territorial ant species,F. exsecta.Formica pratensiscolonies outside the supercolony served as control. Within theF. exsectasupercolony,F. pratensisshowed the characteristics of a subordinate species characterized by low discovery and exploitation success of artificial food sources. On the contrary, control colonies outside the polydomous system clearly behaved like typical territorials as they successfully monopolized the majority of the baits. In addition, submissive species were more successful around theF. pratensisnests within the supercolony, than outside of it. As suggested by our results, territorial species could co-occur with other territorials given certain plasticity in their behavior and small colony size. Nevertheless, exclusion also happens as proven by our field observations. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Saar, Maya AU - Subach, Aziz AU - Reato, Illan AU - Liber, Tal AU - Pruitt, Jonathan N. AU - Scharf, Inon TI - Consistent differences in foraging behavior in 2 sympatric harvester ant species may facilitate coexistence JF - CURRENT ZOOLOGY J2 - CURR ZOOL VL - 64 PY - 2018 IS - 5 SP - 653 EP - 661 PG - 9 SN - 1674-5507 DO - 10.1093/cz/zox054 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30539700 ID - 30539700 AB - The co-occurrence of 2 similar species depends on their ability to occupy different ecological niches. Here, we compared the consistency of different aspects of foraging behavior in 2 co-occurring harvester ant species (Messor ebeninus and Messor arenarius), under field conditions. The 2 species are active concomitantly and display a similar diet, but M. arenarius features smaller colonies, larger workers on average, and a broader range of foraging strategies than M. ebeninus. We characterized the flora in the 2 species' natural habitat, and detected a nesting preference by M. arenarius for more open, vegetation-free microhabitats than those preferred by M. ebeninus. Next, we tested the food preference of foraging colonies by presenting 3 non-native seed types. Messor arenarius was more selective in its food choice. Colonies were then offered 1 type of seeds over 3 days in different spatial arrangements from the nest entrance (e.g., a seed plate close to the nest entrance, a seed plate blocked by an obstacle, or 3 plates placed at increasing distances from the nest entrance). While both species were consistent in their foraging behavior, expressed as seed collection, under different treatments over time, M. ebeninus was more consistent than M. arenarius. These differences between the species may be explained by their different colony size, worker size, and range of foraging strategies, among other factors. We suggest that the differences in foraging, such as in food preference and behavioral consistency while foraging, could contribute to the co-occurrence of these 2 species in a similar habitat. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Slipinski, Piotr AU - Marko, Balint AU - Wlodarczyk, Tomasz AU - Czechowski, Wojciech TI - The foraging strategy of Formica sanguinea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a facultative slave-maker JF - MYRMECOLOGICAL NEWS J2 - MYRMECOL NEWS VL - 26 PY - 2018 SP - 55 EP - 64 PG - 10 SN - 1994-4136 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/27317457 ID - 27317457 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - van Elst, Tobias AU - Gadau, Juergen TI - Temporal variation in social structure and worker reproduction in the temporary social parasite Lasius fuliginosus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) JF - MYRMECOLOGICAL NEWS J2 - MYRMECOL NEWS VL - 27 PY - 2018 SP - 75 EP - 85 PG - 11 SN - 1994-4136 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30539699 ID - 30539699 AB - Ant societies exhibit striking diversity in their social systems, including variation in the number of queens and mating partners. Knowledge on the number of breeders in a colony is crucial for a better understanding of the evolution of social insect life history traits such as reproductive skew or worker reproduction. Little is known about the breeding system of the formicine ant Lasius fuliginosus (LATREILLE, 1798), even though it is widely distributed in the Palearctic and able to compete ecologically with dominant genera like Formica. Moreover, L. fuliginosus has a particularly interesting life history in that it is a temporary social parasite of several Lasius species, which themselves are temporary social parasites. We determined the number of (reproductive) queens and mating partners of L. fuliginosus colonies and queens, respectively, from a population in Minster, Germany. Workers from 33 colonies and males from 12 of these colonies were genotyped for four polymorphic microsatellite markers. Our results show that 29 of these colonies were monogynous and monandrous and that two colonies were monogynous and polyandrous. Workers of the remaining two colonies were derived from multiple queens, possibly due to adoption of unrelated queens after the original queen's death. Furthermore, genotyping of male offspring provided evidence for worker reproduction in three colonies, potentially also in response to queen orphanage in two of these. We estimated the mutation rate at one microsatellite locus in L. fuliginosus to be 1.46 x 10(-3) mutations per generation, which is similar to what has been observed in Apis mellifera LINNAEUS, 1758 and Drosophila melanogaster MEIGEN, 1830. To our knowledge, this is the first study to provide molecular insights into the breeding system of L. fuliginosus, which appears to be characterized by facultative polyandry and monogyny. In addition, L. fuliginosus now represents the second species in the genus Lasius for which worker reproduction has been documented. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Стукалюк, С. В. AU - Нецветов, М. В. TI - The influence of Crematogaster subdentata Mayr invasion on the structure of ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Crimea JF - ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII J2 - ZH OBSHCH BIOL VL - 79 PY - 2018 IS - 4 SP - 294 EP - 317 PG - 24 SN - 0044-4596 DO - 10.1134/S0044459618040061 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30467861 ID - 30467861 LA - Russian DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Depa, Lukasz AU - Mroz, Ewa AU - Bugaj-Nawrocka, Agnieszka AU - Orczewska, Anna TI - Do ants drive speciation in aphids? A possible case of ant-driven speciation in the aphid genus Stomaphis Walker (Aphidoidea, Lachninae) JF - ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY J2 - ZOOL J LINN SOC-LOND VL - 179 PY - 2017 IS - 1 SP - 41 EP - 61 PG - 21 SN - 0024-4082 DO - 10.1111/zoj.12437 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879244 ID - 26879244 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Slipinski, Piotr AU - Zmihorski, Michal TI - Changes in the speed of ants as a result of aggressive interactions JF - INSECT SCIENCE J2 - INSECT SCI VL - 24 PY - 2017 IS - 5 SP - 842 EP - 852 PG - 11 SN - 1672-9609 DO - 10.1111/1744-7917.12354 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879243 ID - 26879243 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Stukalyuk, S V TI - A supercolony of Dolichoderus quadripunctatus Linnaeus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) JF - ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII J2 - ZH OBSHCH BIOL VL - 78 PY - 2017 IS - 6 SP - 49 EP - 65 PG - 17 SN - 0044-4596 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/27257933 ID - 27257933 LA - Russian DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Adams, Eldridge S TI - Territoriality in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a review JF - MYRMECOLOGICAL NEWS J2 - MYRMECOL NEWS VL - 23 PY - 2016 SP - 101 EP - 118 PG - 18 SN - 1994-4136 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879245 ID - 26879245 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Gema, Trigos Peral AU - Bálint, Marko AU - Hania, Babik AU - Ionut, Tăuşan AU - Maák, István Elek AU - Zsófia, Pálfi AU - Piotr, Ślipiński AU - Czekes, Zsolt AU - Wojciech, Czechowski TI - Differential impact of two dominant Formica ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) on subordinates in temperate Europe JF - JOURNAL OF HYMENOPTERA RESEARCH J2 - J HYMENOPT RES VL - 50 PY - 2016 SP - 97 EP - 116 PG - 20 SN - 1070-9428 DO - 10.3897/JHR.50.8301 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/3112276 ID - 3112276 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Mabelis, Abraham A AU - Korczynska, Julita TI - Long-term impact of agriculture on the survival of wood ants of the Formica rufa group (Formicidae) JF - JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION J2 - J INSECT CONSERV VL - 20 PY - 2016 IS - 4 SP - 621 EP - 628 PG - 8 SN - 1366-638X DO - 10.1007/s10841-016-9893-7 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879246 ID - 26879246 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Zmihorski, Michal AU - Slipinski, Piotr TI - The importance of diurnal and nocturnal activity and interspecific interactions for space use by ants in clear-cuts JF - ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY J2 - ECOL ENTOMOL VL - 41 PY - 2016 IS - 3 SP - 276 EP - 283 PG - 8 SN - 0307-6946 DO - 10.1111/een.12297 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879247 ID - 26879247 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Slipinski, Piotr AU - Markó, Bálint AU - Rzeszowski, Krzysztof AU - Babik, Hanna AU - Czechowski, Wojciech TI - Lasius fuliginosus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) shapes local ant assemblages JF - NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY J2 - NORTH-WEST J ZOOL VL - 10 PY - 2014 IS - 2 SP - 404 EP - 412 PG - 9 SN - 1584-9074 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2857442 ID - 2857442 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Vepsalainen, K AU - Czechowski, W TI - Against the odds of the ant competition hierarchy: submissive Myrmica rugulosa block access of the dominant Lasius fuliginosus to its aphids JF - INSECTES SOCIAUX J2 - INSECT SOC VL - 61 PY - 2014 IS - 1 SP - 89 EP - 93 PG - 5 SN - 0020-1812 DO - 10.1007/s00040-013-0332-4 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879251 ID - 26879251 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Wnuk, Andrzej AU - Kostowski, Wojciech AU - Korczynska, Julita AU - Szczuka, Anna AU - Symonowicz, Beata AU - Bienkowski, Przemyslaw AU - Mierzejewski, Pawel AU - Godzinska, Ewa Joanna TI - Brain GABA and glutamate levels in workers of two ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Interspecific differences and effects of queen presence/absence JF - INSECT SCIENCE J2 - INSECT SCI VL - 21 PY - 2014 IS - 5 SP - 647 EP - 658 PG - 12 SN - 1672-9609 DO - 10.1111/1744-7917.12076 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879250 ID - 26879250 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Markó, Bálint AU - Czechowski, Wojciech AU - Radchenko, Alexander TI - Combining competition with predation: drastic effect of Lasius fuliginosus (Latr.) on subordinate ant species at the northern limit of its distribution JF - ANNALES ZOOLOGICI J2 - ANN ZOOL VL - 63 PY - 2013 IS - 1 SP - 107 EP - 111 PG - 5 SN - 0003-4541 DO - 10.3161/000345413X666156 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2857447 ID - 2857447 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Szczuka, Anna AU - Korczynska, Julita AU - Wnuk, Andrzej AU - Symonowicz, Beata AU - Szwacka, Anna Gonzalez AU - Mazurkiewicz, Pawel AU - Kostowski, Wojciech AU - Godzinska, Ewa Joanna TI - The effects of serotonin, dopamine, octopamine and tyramine on behavior of workers of the ant Formica polyctena during dyadic aggression tests JF - ACTA NEUROBIOLOGIAE EXPERIMENTALIS J2 - ACTA NEUROBIOL EXP VL - 73 PY - 2013 IS - 4 SP - 495 EP - 520 PG - 26 SN - 0065-1400 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879252 ID - 26879252 LA - English DB - MTMT ER -