Environmental temperature affects the dynamics of ingestion in the nectivorous ant Camponotus mus
Environmental temperature influences physiology and behavior in animals in general and is particularly determinant in ectotherms. Not least because temperature defines metabolism and body temperature, muscle activity in insects also strongly depends on this factor. Here, we analyzed how environmenta...
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paper:paper_00221910_v71_n_p14_Falibene2023-06-08T14:47:16Z Environmental temperature affects the dynamics of ingestion in the nectivorous ant Camponotus mus Falibene, Agustina L. Josens, Roxana Beatriz Muscle activity Nectar feeding Sucking pump Temperature ant body temperature environmental effect feeding behavior ingestion rate metabolism nectarivory physiology sucrose temperature effect Camponotus mus sucrose animal ant circadian rhythm eating feeding behavior physiology season temperature Animals Ants Circadian Rhythm Eating Feeding Behavior Seasons Sucrose Temperature Environmental temperature influences physiology and behavior in animals in general and is particularly determinant in ectotherms. Not least because temperature defines metabolism and body temperature, muscle activity in insects also strongly depends on this factor. Here, we analyzed how environmental temperature influences the dynamics of ingestion due to its effect on the sucking pump muscles in the nectivorous ants Camponotus mus. Feeding behavior and sucking pump activity during sucrose solution ingestion were first recorded in a natural environment in an urban setting throughout the day and in different seasons. Then, controlled temperature experiments were performed in the laboratory. In both situations, feeding time decreased and pumping frequency increased with temperature. However, different pumping frequencies under a same temperature were also observed in different seasons. Besides, in the laboratory, the volume of solution ingested increased with temperature. Consequently, intake rate increased when temperature rose. This change was exclusively promoted by a variation in the pumping frequency while volume taken in per pump contraction was not affected by temperature. In summary, environmental temperature modified the dynamics of ingestion and feeding behavior by directly affecting pumping frequency. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. Fil:Falibene, A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Josens, R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2014 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00221910_v71_n_p14_Falibene http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_00221910_v71_n_p14_Falibene |
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Muscle activity Nectar feeding Sucking pump Temperature ant body temperature environmental effect feeding behavior ingestion rate metabolism nectarivory physiology sucrose temperature effect Camponotus mus sucrose animal ant circadian rhythm eating feeding behavior physiology season temperature Animals Ants Circadian Rhythm Eating Feeding Behavior Seasons Sucrose Temperature |
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Muscle activity Nectar feeding Sucking pump Temperature ant body temperature environmental effect feeding behavior ingestion rate metabolism nectarivory physiology sucrose temperature effect Camponotus mus sucrose animal ant circadian rhythm eating feeding behavior physiology season temperature Animals Ants Circadian Rhythm Eating Feeding Behavior Seasons Sucrose Temperature Falibene, Agustina L. Josens, Roxana Beatriz Environmental temperature affects the dynamics of ingestion in the nectivorous ant Camponotus mus |
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Muscle activity Nectar feeding Sucking pump Temperature ant body temperature environmental effect feeding behavior ingestion rate metabolism nectarivory physiology sucrose temperature effect Camponotus mus sucrose animal ant circadian rhythm eating feeding behavior physiology season temperature Animals Ants Circadian Rhythm Eating Feeding Behavior Seasons Sucrose Temperature |
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Environmental temperature influences physiology and behavior in animals in general and is particularly determinant in ectotherms. Not least because temperature defines metabolism and body temperature, muscle activity in insects also strongly depends on this factor. Here, we analyzed how environmental temperature influences the dynamics of ingestion due to its effect on the sucking pump muscles in the nectivorous ants Camponotus mus. Feeding behavior and sucking pump activity during sucrose solution ingestion were first recorded in a natural environment in an urban setting throughout the day and in different seasons. Then, controlled temperature experiments were performed in the laboratory. In both situations, feeding time decreased and pumping frequency increased with temperature. However, different pumping frequencies under a same temperature were also observed in different seasons. Besides, in the laboratory, the volume of solution ingested increased with temperature. Consequently, intake rate increased when temperature rose. This change was exclusively promoted by a variation in the pumping frequency while volume taken in per pump contraction was not affected by temperature. In summary, environmental temperature modified the dynamics of ingestion and feeding behavior by directly affecting pumping frequency. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. |
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Falibene, Agustina L. Josens, Roxana Beatriz |
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Falibene, Agustina L. Josens, Roxana Beatriz |
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Falibene, Agustina L. |
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Environmental temperature affects the dynamics of ingestion in the nectivorous ant Camponotus mus |
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Environmental temperature affects the dynamics of ingestion in the nectivorous ant Camponotus mus |
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Environmental temperature affects the dynamics of ingestion in the nectivorous ant Camponotus mus |
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Environmental temperature affects the dynamics of ingestion in the nectivorous ant Camponotus mus |
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Environmental temperature affects the dynamics of ingestion in the nectivorous ant Camponotus mus |
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environmental temperature affects the dynamics of ingestion in the nectivorous ant camponotus mus |
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2014 |
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