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Naturwissenschaften

Title:		"Strategic 3-hydroxy-2-butanone release in the dominant male lobster cockroach, Nauphoeta cinerea"
Author(s):		Chen SC; Yang RL; Ho HY; Chou SY; Kou R;
Address:		"Section of Biometry, Department of Agronomy, College of Bioresources and Agriculture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 116, Republic of China"
Journal Title:		Naturwissenschaften
Year:		2007
Volume:		20070622
Issue:		11
Page Number:		927 - 933
DOI:		10.1007/s00114-007-0265-8
ISSN/ISBN:		0028-1042 (Print) 0028-1042 (Linking)
Abstract:		"In the lobster cockroach Nauphoete cinerea, the dominant-subordinate hierarchy formed via the agonistic interactions is unstable, and changes in rank order are common. Our previous results showed that in the first encounter fight during initial rank formation, microgram levels of 3H-2B are released by the aggressive posture (AP)-adopting dominant male. In the present study, the pattern of daily pheromone (3H-2B) release during the domination period and on the day of rank switch, rank duration, and rank switch frequency were investigated in three-male groups and six-male groups to examine the effect of higher frequency of agonistic encounters. The results showed that, in the three-male groups (50-day observation period), daily 3H-2B release rate was not constant, but fluctuated, the average duration of dominant rank was 16.6 +/- 2.0 days, rank switch occurred in 58.8% of groups, and the frequency of rank switching (average number of rank switches/group/50 days) was 1.4 +/- 0.2. For the six-male groups (30-day observation period), the daily 3H-2B release rate also fluctuated, but the duration of dominant rank was significantly shorter at 4.2 +/- 0.6 days, rank switch occurred in 100% of groups, and the frequency of rank switching (average number of rank switches/group/30 days) was significantly higher at 6.9 +/- 0.6. The results for both sets of male groups showed that as a new rank formed (either on the first encounter day or on the day of rank switching), the dominant status was significantly associated with a higher 3H-2B release rate. In the animal kingdom, fighting usually involves communication or the exchange of signals, and the results of this study indicated that the fluctuating daily 3H-2B release rate adopted by the dominants is a kind of strategic release and the 3H-2B release rate is a signal used to determine dominance"
Keywords:		"Acetoin/*metabolism Animals Cockroaches/*physiology Female Male Pheromones/*metabolism Sex Characteristics Sexual Behavior, Animal *Social Dominance;"
Notes:		"MedlineChen, Shu-Chun Yang, Rou-Ling Ho, Hsiao-Yung Chou, Szu-Ying Kou, Rong eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Germany 2007/06/23 Naturwissenschaften. 2007 Nov; 94(11):927-33. doi: 10.1007/s00114-007-0265-8. Epub 2007 Jun 22"