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Curr Biol

Title:		Evolution: Ant trail pheromones promote ant-aphid mutualisms
Author(s):		Padje AV; van de Peppel LJJ; Aanen DK;
Address:		"Department of Plant Sciences, Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: anouk.vantpadje@wur.nl. Department of Plant Sciences, Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University, 6708 PB Wageningen, The Netherlands"
Journal Title:		Curr Biol
Year:		2021
Volume:		31
Issue:		21
Page Number:		R1437 - R1439
DOI:		10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.046
ISSN/ISBN:		1879-0445 (Electronic) 0960-9822 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A new study shows that trail pheromones produced by an invasive ant species suppress the dispersal and stimulate the reproduction of cotton aphids that the ants can 'milk' for honeydew. Aphids use these pheromones as a signal of ant presence and respond adaptively, analogous to early stages of animal husbandry where animals were attracted to human settlements"
Keywords:		Animals *Ants *Aphids Pheromones Symbiosis;
Notes:		"MedlinePadje, Anouk van 't van de Peppel, Lennart J J Aanen, Duur K eng Comment England 2021/11/10 Curr Biol. 2021 Nov 8; 31(21):R1437-R1439. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.046"