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Feeding behaviour is a complex functional system that relies on external signals and the physiological state of the animal. This is also the case in ants as they vary their feeding behaviour according to food characteristics, environmental conditions and - as they are social insects - to the colony's requirements. The biogenic amine serotonin (5-HT) was shown to be involved in the control and modulation of many actions and processes related to feeding in both vertebrates and invertebrates. In this study, we investigated whether 5-HT affects nectar feeding in ants by analysing its effect on the sucking-pump activity. Furthermore, we studied 5-HT association with tissues and neuronal ganglia involved in feeding regulation. Our results show that 5-HT promotes a dose-dependent depression of sucrose feeding in C. amponotus mus ants. Orally administered 5-HT diminished the intake rate by mainly decreasing the volume of solution taken per pump contraction, without modifying the sucrose acceptance threshold. Immunohistochemical studies all along the alimentary canal revealed 5-HT-like immunoreactive processes on the foregut (oesophagus, crop and proventriculus), while the midgut and hindgut lacked 5-HT innervation. Although the frontal and suboesophageal ganglia contained 5-HT immunoreactive cell bodies, serotonergic innervation in the sucking-pump muscles was absent. The results are discussed in the frame of a role of 5-HT in feeding control in ants. © 2011 Elsevier Ltd.

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Documento: Artículo
Título:Serotonin depresses feeding behaviour in ants
Autor:Falibene, A.; Rössler, W.; Josens, R.
Filiación:Grupo de Estudio de Insectos Sociales, Dept. de Biodiversidad y Biologia Experimental, IFIBYNE, CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria Pab. II, (C1428 EHA) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Department of Behavioral Physiology and Sociobiology, Biozentrum, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Palabras clave:Alimentary canal; Ants; Frontal ganglion; Nectar feeding; Suboesophageal ganglion; Sucking pump; serotonin; serotonin agonist; sucrose; ant; cell organelle; colony structure; developmental biology; environmental conditions; feeding behavior; hormone; social insect; sucrose; threshold; animal; ant; article; dose response; drug effect; feeding behavior; ganglion; gastrointestinal tract; immunohistochemistry; locomotion; physiology; Animals; Ants; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Feeding Behavior; Ganglia, Invertebrate; Gastrointestinal Tract; Immunohistochemistry; Locomotion; Serotonin; Serotonin Receptor Agonists; Sucrose; Animalia; Aves; Formicidae; Hexapoda; Invertebrata; Vertebrata
Año:2012
Volumen:58
Número:1
Página de inicio:7
Página de fin:17
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.08.015
Título revista:Journal of Insect Physiology
Título revista abreviado:J. Insect Physiol.
ISSN:00221910
CODEN:JIPHA
CAS:serotonin, 50-67-9; sucrose, 122880-25-5, 57-50-1; Serotonin, 50-67-9; Serotonin Receptor Agonists; Sucrose, 57-50-1
Registro:https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_00221910_v58_n1_p7_Falibene

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Falibene, A., Rössler, W. & Josens, R. (2012) . Serotonin depresses feeding behaviour in ants. Journal of Insect Physiology, 58(1), 7-17.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.08.015
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Falibene, A., Rössler, W., Josens, R. "Serotonin depresses feeding behaviour in ants" . Journal of Insect Physiology 58, no. 1 (2012) : 7-17.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.08.015
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Falibene, A., Rössler, W., Josens, R. "Serotonin depresses feeding behaviour in ants" . Journal of Insect Physiology, vol. 58, no. 1, 2012, pp. 7-17.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.08.015
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Falibene, A., Rössler, W., Josens, R. Serotonin depresses feeding behaviour in ants. J. Insect Physiol. 2012;58(1):7-17.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2011.08.015