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

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Blight, Olivier; Josens, Roxana Beatriz; Bertelsmeier, Cleo; Abril, Silvia; Boulay, Raphael; Cerdá, Xim
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2017
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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.
Fil: Blight, Olivier. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España
Fil: Josens, Roxana Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Bertelsmeier, Cleo. Universite de Lausanne; Suiza
Fil: Abril, Silvia. Universidad de Girona; España
Fil: Boulay, Raphael. Universite de Tours; Francia. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Francia
Fil: Cerdá, Xim. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España
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Animal Personality
Behavioural Syndrome
Invasive Ant
Supercolony
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spelling Differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive antBlight, OlivierJosens, Roxana BeatrizBertelsmeier, CleoAbril, SilviaBoulay, RaphaelCerdá, XimAnimal PersonalityBehavioural SyndromeInvasive AntSupercolonyhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Identifying 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.Fil: Blight, Olivier. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; EspañaFil: Josens, Roxana Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; ArgentinaFil: Bertelsmeier, Cleo. Universite de Lausanne; SuizaFil: Abril, Silvia. Universidad de Girona; EspañaFil: Boulay, Raphael. Universite de Tours; Francia. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; FranciaFil: Cerdá, Xim. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; EspañaSpringer2017-05info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/64426Blight, Olivier; Josens, Roxana Beatriz; Bertelsmeier, Cleo; Abril, Silvia; Boulay, Raphael; et al.; Differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive ant; Springer; Biological Invasions; 19; 5; 5-2017; 1389-13981387-3547CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10530-016-1353-5info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10530-016-1353-5info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T14:20:57Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/64426instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-10-15 14:20:57.957CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive ant
title Differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive ant
spellingShingle Differences in behavioural traits among native and introduced colonies of an invasive ant
Blight, Olivier
Animal Personality
Behavioural Syndrome
Invasive Ant
Supercolony
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
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Blight, Olivier
Josens, Roxana Beatriz
Bertelsmeier, Cleo
Abril, Silvia
Boulay, Raphael
Cerdá, Xim
author Blight, Olivier
author_facet Blight, Olivier
Josens, Roxana Beatriz
Bertelsmeier, Cleo
Abril, Silvia
Boulay, Raphael
Cerdá, Xim
author_role author
author2 Josens, Roxana Beatriz
Bertelsmeier, Cleo
Abril, Silvia
Boulay, Raphael
Cerdá, Xim
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Animal Personality
Behavioural Syndrome
Invasive Ant
Supercolony
topic Animal Personality
Behavioural Syndrome
Invasive Ant
Supercolony
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv 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.
Fil: Blight, Olivier. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España
Fil: Josens, Roxana Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Fisiología, Biología Molecular y Neurociencias; Argentina
Fil: Bertelsmeier, Cleo. Universite de Lausanne; Suiza
Fil: Abril, Silvia. Universidad de Girona; España
Fil: Boulay, Raphael. Universite de Tours; Francia. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Francia
Fil: Cerdá, Xim. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Estación Biológica de Doñana; España
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.
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