期刊
INSECTES SOCIAUX
卷 58, 期 3, 页码 417-426出版社
SPRINGER BASEL AG
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-011-0159-9
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Carbon and nitrogen isotopes; Ants; Bees; Wasps; Termites; Lambir National Park
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- Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan [P3-1, P3-5]
- Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, and Culture
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
- [17405006]
- [16405009]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [23255002, 21255004] Funding Source: KAKEN
Despite the recognition of the functional role of Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps) and Isoptera (termites) in tropical ecosystems, their detailed feeding habits are not well known. To examine the feeding habits of these groups, we measured nitrogen (N) and carbon (C) stable isotope ratios (delta N-15 and delta C-13) of hymenopterans (12 families, a parts per thousand yen16 genera and a parts per thousand yen32 species) and isopterans (one family and 10 species) collected in a tropical rain forest, Sarawak, Malaysia. We compared the isotopic signatures of these insects to those previously reported for other consumers collected in the same forest. The delta N-15 and delta C-13 values of these insects overlapped with those of the other consumers, indicating that they have access to diverse C and N sources in the forest. The delta N-15 values of ants and termites indicated that their feeding habits range along a continuum from herbivory (i.e. dependent on honeydew and nectar) to predation and from wood-feeders to soil-feeders, respectively. In addition, the delta N-15 values of wasps varied greatly from -0.1aEuro degrees (Braconidae sp.) to 8.6aEuro degrees (Bembix sp.), suggesting that their feeding habits also range from omnivory to predation. The ant species Camponotus gigas had delta C-13 values similar to those of invertebrate detritivores and omnivores rather than to those of invertebrate herbivores, although the diet of this species consists mostly of honeydew. This discrepancy suggests that the ant uses carbohydrates as an energy source, the isotopic signatures of which are not well retained in the body tissues. Values of both delta N-15 and delta C-13 of the predatory army ant Leptogenys diminuta and the soil-feeding termite Dicuspiditermes nemorosus did not differ significantly, indicating that both trophic level and the humification of feeding substrates can increase the isotopic signatures of terrestrial consumers.
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