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Plant‐derived differences in the composition of aphid honeydew and their effects on colonies of aphid‐tending ants

dc.contributor.authorPringle, Elizabeth G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNovo, Alexandriaen_US
dc.contributor.authorAbleson, Ianen_US
dc.contributor.authorBarbehenn, Raymond V.en_US
dc.contributor.authorVannette, Rachel L.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-09T16:53:39Z
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dc.date.available2014-12-09T16:53:39Z
dc.date.issued2014-11en_US
dc.identifier.citationPringle, Elizabeth G.; Novo, Alexandria; Ableson, Ian; Barbehenn, Raymond V.; Vannette, Rachel L. (2014). "Plant‐derived differences in the composition of aphid honeydew and their effects on colonies of aphid‐tending ants." Ecology and Evolution 4(21): 4065-4079.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758en_US
dc.identifier.issn2045-7758en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/109587
dc.description.abstractIn plant–ant–hemipteran interactions, ants visit plants to consume the honeydew produced by phloem‐feeding hemipterans. If genetically based differences in plant phloem chemistry change the chemical composition of hemipteran honeydew, then the plant's genetic constitution could have indirect effects on ants via the hemipterans. If such effects change ant behavior, they could feed back to affect the plant itself. We compared the chemical composition of honeydews produced by Aphis nerii aphid clones on two milkweed congeners, Asclepias curassavica and Asclepias incarnata , and we measured the responses of experimental Linepithema humile ant colonies to these honeydews. The compositions of secondary metabolites, sugars, and amino acids differed significantly in the honeydews from the two plant species. Ant colonies feeding on honeydew derived from A. incarnata recruited in higher numbers to artificial diet, maintained higher queen and worker dry weight, and sustained marginally more workers than ants feeding on honeydew derived from A. curassavica . Ants feeding on honeydew from A. incarnata were also more exploratory in behavioral assays than ants feeding from A. curassavica . Despite performing better when feeding on the A. incarnata honeydew, ant workers marginally preferred honeydew from A. curassavica to honeydew from A. incarnata when given a choice. Our results demonstrate that plant congeners can exert strong indirect effects on ant colonies by means of plant‐species‐specific differences in aphid honeydew chemistry. Moreover, these effects changed ant behavior and thus could feed back to affect plant performance in the field. The role of indirect effects in trait evolution remains poorly understood. We show that plant chemical traits indirectly affect ant colony fitness and behavior via direct interactions with aphids. These plant‐derived effects on ant behavior could feed back to affect plant fitness in the field.en_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Floricaen_US
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.en_US
dc.subject.otherMilkweeden_US
dc.subject.otherPhloem Chemistryen_US
dc.subject.otherTritrophic Interactionsen_US
dc.subject.otherCardenolidesen_US
dc.subject.otherAphis Neriien_US
dc.subject.otherCarbohydrateen_US
dc.subject.otherAsclepias Spp.en_US
dc.subject.otherLinepithema Humileen_US
dc.titlePlant‐derived differences in the composition of aphid honeydew and their effects on colonies of aphid‐tending antsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.rights.robotsIndexNoFollowen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelEcology and Evolutionary Biologyen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelScienceen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/109587/1/ece31277.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ece3.1277en_US
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