Differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive ant

Identifying the factors that promote the success of biological invasions is a key pursuit in ecology. To date, the link between animal personality and invasiveness has rarely been studied. Here, we examined in the laboratory how Argentine ant populations from the species’ native and introduced range...

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Autor principal: Josens, Roxana Beatriz
Publicado: 2017
Materias:
Animal personality
Behavioural syndrome
Invasive ant
Supercolony
aggression
ant
behavioral response
biological invasion
colonial organism
home range
invasive species
native species
resource selection
Argentina
Animalia
Linepithema humile
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spelling paper:paper_13873547_v19_n5_p1389_Blight2023-06-08T16:12:56Z Differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive ant Josens, Roxana Beatriz Animal personality Behavioural syndrome Invasive ant Supercolony aggression ant behavioral response biological invasion colonial organism home range invasive species native species resource selection Argentina Animalia Linepithema humile Identifying the factors that promote the success of biological invasions is a key pursuit in ecology. To date, the link between animal personality and invasiveness has rarely been studied. Here, we examined in the laboratory how Argentine ant populations from the species’ native and introduced ranges differed in a suite of behaviours related to species interactions and the use of space. We found correlations among specific behavioural traits that defined an explorative-aggressive syndrome. The Main “European” supercolony (introduced range) more readily explored novel environments, displayed more aggression, detected food resources more quickly, and occupied more space than the Catalonian supercolony (introduced range) and two other Argentine supercolonies (native range). The two native supercolonies also differed in their personalities; one harbouring the less invasive personality, while the other is intermediate between the two introduced supercolonies. Therefore, instead of a binary pattern, Argentine ant supercolonies display a behavioural continuum that is independent on their geographic origin (native/introduced ranges). Our results also suggest that variability in personality traits is correlated to differences in the ecological success of Argentine ant colonies. Differences in group personalities may facilitate the persistence and invasion of animals under novel selective pressures by promoting adaptive behaviours. We stress that the concept of animal personality should be taken into account when elucidating the mechanisms of invasiveness. © 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland. Fil:Josens, R. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2017 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_13873547_v19_n5_p1389_Blight http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_13873547_v19_n5_p1389_Blight
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topic Animal personality
Behavioural syndrome
Invasive ant
Supercolony
aggression
ant
behavioral response
biological invasion
colonial organism
home range
invasive species
native species
resource selection
Argentina
Animalia
Linepithema humile
spellingShingle Animal personality
Behavioural syndrome
Invasive ant
Supercolony
aggression
ant
behavioral response
biological invasion
colonial organism
home range
invasive species
native species
resource selection
Argentina
Animalia
Linepithema humile
Josens, Roxana Beatriz
Differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive ant
topic_facet Animal personality
Behavioural syndrome
Invasive ant
Supercolony
aggression
ant
behavioral response
biological invasion
colonial organism
home range
invasive species
native species
resource selection
Argentina
Animalia
Linepithema humile
description Identifying the factors that promote the success of biological invasions is a key pursuit in ecology. To date, the link between animal personality and invasiveness has rarely been studied. Here, we examined in the laboratory how Argentine ant populations from the species’ native and introduced ranges differed in a suite of behaviours related to species interactions and the use of space. We found correlations among specific behavioural traits that defined an explorative-aggressive syndrome. The Main “European” supercolony (introduced range) more readily explored novel environments, displayed more aggression, detected food resources more quickly, and occupied more space than the Catalonian supercolony (introduced range) and two other Argentine supercolonies (native range). The two native supercolonies also differed in their personalities; one harbouring the less invasive personality, while the other is intermediate between the two introduced supercolonies. Therefore, instead of a binary pattern, Argentine ant supercolonies display a behavioural continuum that is independent on their geographic origin (native/introduced ranges). Our results also suggest that variability in personality traits is correlated to differences in the ecological success of Argentine ant colonies. Differences in group personalities may facilitate the persistence and invasion of animals under novel selective pressures by promoting adaptive behaviours. We stress that the concept of animal personality should be taken into account when elucidating the mechanisms of invasiveness. © 2016, Springer International Publishing Switzerland.
author Josens, Roxana Beatriz
author_facet Josens, Roxana Beatriz
author_sort Josens, Roxana Beatriz
title Differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive ant
title_short Differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive ant
title_full Differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive ant
title_fullStr Differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive ant
title_full_unstemmed Differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive ant
title_sort differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive ant
publishDate 2017
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_13873547_v19_n5_p1389_Blight
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