Non-lethal fungal infection could reduce aggression towards strangers in ants

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-538406
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.53840

Csata, Enikő

; Casacci, Luca Pietro

; Ruther, Joachim

; Bernadou, Abel

; Heinze, Jürgen ; Markó, Bálint

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Abstract

The application of alkane tricosane (n-C23) to non-nestmates decreases aggression towards them in ants, in line with its high level in infected workers, pointing at a pacifying signal in parasitic interferences in ant nestmate discrimination. Many parasites interfere with the behaviour of their hosts. In social animals, such as ants, parasitic interference can cause changes on the level of the ...