Communication in termites: preliminary observations on the vibratory movements of<i>Kalotermes flavicollis</i>(Fabr.) (Isoptera Kalotermitidae)

Leis, Marilena; Sbrenna-Micciarelli, A.; Sbrenna, G.

doi:10.1080/03949370.1992.10721959

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“…Vibrations are most often used to propagate alarm signals in response to biotic and abiotic disturbances. Vibratory movements belong to one of three categories: (a) longitudinal oscillatory movement (LOM); (b) vertical oscillatory movement (VOM) or head-banging/drumming; and (c) complex oscillatory movement (COM) or zig-zag movement, which comprises a combination of horizontal and vertical jerking motions (Stuart 1963;Howse 1965;Leis et al 1992Leis et al , 1994. The function of vibratory movements has been studied in detail in Zootermopsis (Termopsidae) (Stuart 1963;Howse 1964aHowse , 1965Stuart 1988;Kirchner et al 1994) and has been associated with two different types of alarms.…”

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Communication and Social Regulation in Termites

Bagnères

Hanus

2015

Social Recognition in Invertebrates

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Communication and social regulation are among the distinguishing features of termites: they are part of all basic aspects of termite biology, from ontogeny and caste differentiation to social behavior and cooperation. As in other highly social taxa, communication in termites predominantly relies on a complex network of chemical signals, which are complemented by vibration-based signals. In contrast to other social taxa, the role of visual cues is negligible. In this chapter, we review the recent literature on the different components that make up termite communication and social regulation systems by tracing termite evolution and examining the role played by different factors, such as sex and caste, and different behaviors, such as those related to defense, nestmate recognition, egg and brood care, foraging, and nest building, among others. The main characteristics of termites are compared to those of other social insects in the introduction. In the first section, we review the most important researches on termite communication and social regulation that are related to social activities in the basal phylogenetic lineages, and in the Termitidae (higher termites), the most advanced and diversified family. The abundant literature on the best studied genera, Reticulitermes, Coptotermes, and Heterotermes, which are considered for the purposes of this chapter to be intermediate termites, is reviewed and discussed separately in the second section. By using this approach, we seek to describe communication and social regulation systems in basal and primitive termites and illustrate how they have evolved to become more complex in intermediate and higher termites.

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Section: Vibratory Alarm Signalsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Communication and Social Regulation in Termites

Bagnères

Hanus

2015

Social Recognition in Invertebrates

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“…Vibrations are most often used to propagate alarm signals in response to biotic and abiotic disturbances. Vibratory movements belong to one of three categories: (a) longitudinal oscillatory movement (LOM); (b) vertical oscillatory movement (VOM) or head-banging/drumming; and (c) complex oscillatory movement (COM) or zig-zag movement, which comprises a combination of horizontal and vertical jerking motions (Stuart 1963;Howse 1965;Leis et al 1992Leis et al , 1994. The function of vibratory movements has been studied in detail in Zootermopsis (Termopsidae) (Stuart 1963;Howse 1964aHowse , 1965Kirchner et al 1994) and has been associated with two different types of alarms.…”

Section: Vibratory Alarm Signalsmentioning

confidence: 99%