The rediscovery of the putative ant social parasite < em > Manica parasitica < /em > syn. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) reveals an unexpected endoparasite syndrome
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230399. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0399. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTParasitism is ubiquitous across the tree of life, and parasites comprise approximately half of all animal species. Social insect colonies attract many pathogens, endo- and ectoparasites, and are exploited by social parasites, which usurp the social environment of their hosts for survival and reproduction. Exploitation by parasites and pathogens versus social parasites may cause similar behavioural and morphological modifications of the host. Ants possess two overlapping syndromes: the endo- and social parasite syndromes. We rediscove...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Matthew Prebus Boyko B Georgiev Thomas van de Kamp Elias Hamann Iyla Baker Christian Rabeling Source Type: research
Asian elephants distinguish sexual status and identity of unfamiliar elephants using urinary odours
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230491. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0491. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTDespite the ubiquity of odours in mammals, few studies have documented the natural olfactory abilities of many 'non-model' species such as the Asian elephant. As Asian elephants are endangered, we may apply odours to more effectively manage threatened populations. We implemented a habituation-discrimination paradigm for the first time in Asian elephants to test the ability of elephants to discriminate between unfamiliar male elephant urine, hypothesizing that elephants would successfully distinguish non-musth from musth urine and als...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Chase A LaDue Rebecca J Snyder Source Type: research
The rediscovery of the putative ant social parasite < em > Manica parasitica < /em > syn. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) reveals an unexpected endoparasite syndrome
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230399. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0399. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTParasitism is ubiquitous across the tree of life, and parasites comprise approximately half of all animal species. Social insect colonies attract many pathogens, endo- and ectoparasites, and are exploited by social parasites, which usurp the social environment of their hosts for survival and reproduction. Exploitation by parasites and pathogens versus social parasites may cause similar behavioural and morphological modifications of the host. Ants possess two overlapping syndromes: the endo- and social parasite syndromes. We rediscove...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Matthew Prebus Boyko B Georgiev Thomas van de Kamp Elias Hamann Iyla Baker Christian Rabeling Source Type: research
Asian elephants distinguish sexual status and identity of unfamiliar elephants using urinary odours
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230491. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0491. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTDespite the ubiquity of odours in mammals, few studies have documented the natural olfactory abilities of many 'non-model' species such as the Asian elephant. As Asian elephants are endangered, we may apply odours to more effectively manage threatened populations. We implemented a habituation-discrimination paradigm for the first time in Asian elephants to test the ability of elephants to discriminate between unfamiliar male elephant urine, hypothesizing that elephants would successfully distinguish non-musth from musth urine and als...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Chase A LaDue Rebecca J Snyder Source Type: research
The rediscovery of the putative ant social parasite < em > Manica parasitica < /em > syn. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) reveals an unexpected endoparasite syndrome
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230399. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0399. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTParasitism is ubiquitous across the tree of life, and parasites comprise approximately half of all animal species. Social insect colonies attract many pathogens, endo- and ectoparasites, and are exploited by social parasites, which usurp the social environment of their hosts for survival and reproduction. Exploitation by parasites and pathogens versus social parasites may cause similar behavioural and morphological modifications of the host. Ants possess two overlapping syndromes: the endo- and social parasite syndromes. We rediscove...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Matthew Prebus Boyko B Georgiev Thomas van de Kamp Elias Hamann Iyla Baker Christian Rabeling Source Type: research
Asian elephants distinguish sexual status and identity of unfamiliar elephants using urinary odours
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230491. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0491. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTDespite the ubiquity of odours in mammals, few studies have documented the natural olfactory abilities of many 'non-model' species such as the Asian elephant. As Asian elephants are endangered, we may apply odours to more effectively manage threatened populations. We implemented a habituation-discrimination paradigm for the first time in Asian elephants to test the ability of elephants to discriminate between unfamiliar male elephant urine, hypothesizing that elephants would successfully distinguish non-musth from musth urine and als...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Chase A LaDue Rebecca J Snyder Source Type: research
The rediscovery of the putative ant social parasite < em > Manica parasitica < /em > syn. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) reveals an unexpected endoparasite syndrome
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230399. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0399. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTParasitism is ubiquitous across the tree of life, and parasites comprise approximately half of all animal species. Social insect colonies attract many pathogens, endo- and ectoparasites, and are exploited by social parasites, which usurp the social environment of their hosts for survival and reproduction. Exploitation by parasites and pathogens versus social parasites may cause similar behavioural and morphological modifications of the host. Ants possess two overlapping syndromes: the endo- and social parasite syndromes. We rediscove...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Matthew Prebus Boyko B Georgiev Thomas van de Kamp Elias Hamann Iyla Baker Christian Rabeling Source Type: research
Asian elephants distinguish sexual status and identity of unfamiliar elephants using urinary odours
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230491. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0491. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTDespite the ubiquity of odours in mammals, few studies have documented the natural olfactory abilities of many 'non-model' species such as the Asian elephant. As Asian elephants are endangered, we may apply odours to more effectively manage threatened populations. We implemented a habituation-discrimination paradigm for the first time in Asian elephants to test the ability of elephants to discriminate between unfamiliar male elephant urine, hypothesizing that elephants would successfully distinguish non-musth from musth urine and als...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Chase A LaDue Rebecca J Snyder Source Type: research
The rediscovery of the putative ant social parasite < em > Manica parasitica < /em > syn. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) reveals an unexpected endoparasite syndrome
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230399. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0399. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTParasitism is ubiquitous across the tree of life, and parasites comprise approximately half of all animal species. Social insect colonies attract many pathogens, endo- and ectoparasites, and are exploited by social parasites, which usurp the social environment of their hosts for survival and reproduction. Exploitation by parasites and pathogens versus social parasites may cause similar behavioural and morphological modifications of the host. Ants possess two overlapping syndromes: the endo- and social parasite syndromes. We rediscove...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Matthew Prebus Boyko B Georgiev Thomas van de Kamp Elias Hamann Iyla Baker Christian Rabeling Source Type: research
Asian elephants distinguish sexual status and identity of unfamiliar elephants using urinary odours
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230491. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0491. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTDespite the ubiquity of odours in mammals, few studies have documented the natural olfactory abilities of many 'non-model' species such as the Asian elephant. As Asian elephants are endangered, we may apply odours to more effectively manage threatened populations. We implemented a habituation-discrimination paradigm for the first time in Asian elephants to test the ability of elephants to discriminate between unfamiliar male elephant urine, hypothesizing that elephants would successfully distinguish non-musth from musth urine and als...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Chase A LaDue Rebecca J Snyder Source Type: research
The rediscovery of the putative ant social parasite < em > Manica parasitica < /em > syn. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) reveals an unexpected endoparasite syndrome
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230399. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0399. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTParasitism is ubiquitous across the tree of life, and parasites comprise approximately half of all animal species. Social insect colonies attract many pathogens, endo- and ectoparasites, and are exploited by social parasites, which usurp the social environment of their hosts for survival and reproduction. Exploitation by parasites and pathogens versus social parasites may cause similar behavioural and morphological modifications of the host. Ants possess two overlapping syndromes: the endo- and social parasite syndromes. We rediscove...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Matthew Prebus Boyko B Georgiev Thomas van de Kamp Elias Hamann Iyla Baker Christian Rabeling Source Type: research
Asian elephants distinguish sexual status and identity of unfamiliar elephants using urinary odours
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230491. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0491. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTDespite the ubiquity of odours in mammals, few studies have documented the natural olfactory abilities of many 'non-model' species such as the Asian elephant. As Asian elephants are endangered, we may apply odours to more effectively manage threatened populations. We implemented a habituation-discrimination paradigm for the first time in Asian elephants to test the ability of elephants to discriminate between unfamiliar male elephant urine, hypothesizing that elephants would successfully distinguish non-musth from musth urine and als...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Chase A LaDue Rebecca J Snyder Source Type: research
The rediscovery of the putative ant social parasite < em > Manica parasitica < /em > syn. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) reveals an unexpected endoparasite syndrome
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230399. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0399. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTParasitism is ubiquitous across the tree of life, and parasites comprise approximately half of all animal species. Social insect colonies attract many pathogens, endo- and ectoparasites, and are exploited by social parasites, which usurp the social environment of their hosts for survival and reproduction. Exploitation by parasites and pathogens versus social parasites may cause similar behavioural and morphological modifications of the host. Ants possess two overlapping syndromes: the endo- and social parasite syndromes. We rediscove...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Matthew Prebus Boyko B Georgiev Thomas van de Kamp Elias Hamann Iyla Baker Christian Rabeling Source Type: research
Asian elephants distinguish sexual status and identity of unfamiliar elephants using urinary odours
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230491. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0491. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTDespite the ubiquity of odours in mammals, few studies have documented the natural olfactory abilities of many 'non-model' species such as the Asian elephant. As Asian elephants are endangered, we may apply odours to more effectively manage threatened populations. We implemented a habituation-discrimination paradigm for the first time in Asian elephants to test the ability of elephants to discriminate between unfamiliar male elephant urine, hypothesizing that elephants would successfully distinguish non-musth from musth urine and als...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Chase A LaDue Rebecca J Snyder Source Type: research
The rediscovery of the putative ant social parasite < em > Manica parasitica < /em > syn. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) reveals an unexpected endoparasite syndrome
Biol Lett. 2023 Dec;19(12):20230399. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0399. Epub 2023 Dec 20.ABSTRACTParasitism is ubiquitous across the tree of life, and parasites comprise approximately half of all animal species. Social insect colonies attract many pathogens, endo- and ectoparasites, and are exploited by social parasites, which usurp the social environment of their hosts for survival and reproduction. Exploitation by parasites and pathogens versus social parasites may cause similar behavioural and morphological modifications of the host. Ants possess two overlapping syndromes: the endo- and social parasite syndromes. We rediscove...
Source: Biology Letters - December 20, 2023 Category: Biology Authors: Matthew Prebus Boyko B Georgiev Thomas van de Kamp Elias Hamann Iyla Baker Christian Rabeling Source Type: research
