Ant workers die young and colonies collapse when fed a high-protein diet

No abstract is available for this paper.

• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

• Publication date

  2012-06-22

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1098/rspb.2012.0051PMID 22357267PMCID PMC3350685
• External record

  Open on Semantic Scholar

• Source metadata

  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

• No claims are published for this paper.

• No concepts are published for this paper.

• The Nature of Nutrition: A Unifying Framework from Animal Adaptation to Human Obesity

  2012cited by this paper
• Dietary restriction and aging: a unifying perspective.

  2011cited by this paper
• The importance of protein type and protein to carbohydrate ratio for survival and ovarian activation of caged honeybees (Apis mellifera scutellata)

  2011cited by this paper
• Dietary protein content affects evolution for body size, body fat and viability in Drosophila melanogaster

  2011cited by this paper
• With TOR, less is more: a key role for the conserved nutrient-sensing TOR pathway in aging.

  2010cited by this paper
• Macronutrient Regulation in the Tropical Terrestrial Ant Ectatomma ruidum (Formicidae): A Field Study in Costa Rica

  2010cited by this paper
• Nutrition and interference competition have interactive effects on the behavior and performance of Argentine ants.

  2010cited by this paper
• Consumption of Three Dry Pollen Substitutes in Commercial Apiaries

  2010cited by this paper
• Convergence of carbohydrate-biased intake targets in caged worker honeybees fed different protein sources

  2010cited by this paper
• Colony-level macronutrient regulation in ants: mechanisms, hoarding and associated costs

  2010cited by this paper
• What are social insects telling us about aging

  2010cited by this paper
• Impact of Starvation on Lasius niger' Exploration

  2010cited by this paper
• Nutrition and health in honey bees

  2010cited by this paper
• Nutrient compensatory foraging in a free-living social insect

  2010cited by this paper
• Nutrients, not caloric restriction, extend lifespan in Queensland fruit flies (Bactrocera tryoni)

  2009cited by this paper
• Amino acid imbalance explains extension of lifespan by dietary restriction in Drosophila

  2009cited by this paper
• Communal nutrition in ants.

  2009cited by this paper
• Macronutrient balance and lifespan

  2009cited by this paper
• Mortality shifts in Caenorhabditis elegans: remembrance of conditions past

  2009cited by this paper
• Fasting and chemical signals affect recruitment and foraging efficiency in the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex vermiculatus

  2009cited by this paper
• THE RELATION BETWEEN HUNGER, ACTIVITY AND WORKER FUNCTION IN AN ANT COLONY*

  2009cited by this paper
• Pollen substitutes increase honey bee haemolymph protein levels as much as or more than does pollen

  2009cited by this paper
• Description of a simple synthetic diet for studying nutritional responses in ants

  2008cited by this paper
• Lifespan and reproduction in Drosophila: New insights from nutritional geometry

  2008cited by this paper
• The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies

  2008cited by this paper
• Sex-specific fitness effects of nutrient intake on reproduction and lifespan.

  2008cited by this paper
• Carbohydrate regulation in relation to colony growth in ants

  2008cited by this paper
• Protein: carbohydrate ratios promoting sexual activity and longevity of male Queensland fruit flies

  2008cited by this paper
• Aging and Reproduction in Social Insects – A Mini-Review

  2008cited by this paper
• Nutritional value for bees of pollen substitute enriched with synthetic amino acids. Part II. Biological methods

  2004cited by this paper
• Demography of Dietary Restriction and Death in Drosophila

  2003cited by this paper
• Division of labour influences the rate of ageing in weaver ant workers

  2002cited by this paper
• Age-specific mortality and reproduction respond to adult dietary restriction in Drosophila melanogaster.

  2001cited by this paper
• Aging and development in social insects with emphasis on the honey bee, Apis mellifera L.

  2001cited by this paper
• Regulation of Diet in the Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta

  1999cited by this paper
• Multiple Regression: Testing and Interpreting Interactions.

  1994cited by this paper
• Bees as Superorganisms: An Evolutionary Reality

  1992cited by this paper
• Multiple Regression: Testing and Interpreting Interactions

  1991cited by this paper
• The influence of nymphal and adult dietary protein on food intake and reproduction in female brown‐banded cockroaches

  1990cited by this paper
• Control of food influx by temporal subcastes in the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta

  1985cited by this paper
• The flow of food in colonies of the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta: a multifactorial study

  1981cited by this paper
• Filtration of microparticles from liquids ingested by the red imported fire antSolenopsis invicta Buren

  1981cited by this paper
• Quantitative food distribution studies within Laboratory colonies of the imported fire ant,Solenopsis invicta Buren

  1981cited by this paper
• The labial gland system of larvae of the imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren

  1980cited by this paper
• The effect of colony size and starvation on food flow in the fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

  1980cited by this paper
• The control of food flow in a society of the ant Myrmica rubra L

  1977cited by this paper
• DIGESTIVE ENZYMES OF THE IMPORTED FIRE ANT, SOLENOPSIS RICHTERI (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)

  1972cited by this paper
• Food distribution within laboratory colonies of the argentine ant,Tridomyrmex humilis (Mayr)

  1970cited by this paper

• Nutrient and spinosad concentrations influence liquid bait consumption and mortality in spinosad-resistant melon flies (Diptera: Tephritidae).

  2026cites this paper
• What kills a society: accumulation of uric acid increases infectious disease risk in termites.

  2026cites this paper
• Feeding Preferences for Sugars and Amino Acids in the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren

  2026cites this paper
• Comparison of the simplest diets to find the most effective one in developing ant colonies of Lasius niger

  2025cites this paper
• What makes a society dead: accumulation of uric acid increases infectious disease risk in termites

  2025cites this paper
• Sex-specific nutritional requirements of mating in insects with contrasting mating systems

  2025cites this paper
• The effects of diet enhancement on the health of commercial bumblebee colonies

  2025cites this paper
• Innovation in ant larval feeding facilitated queen–worker divergence and social complexity

  2025cites this paper
• Temperature outweighs diet in shaping developmental performance in two cricket species via growth delays and physiological limits

  2025cites this paper
• Flexible, but not enough: how an omnivorous ant copes with macronutrient imbalances

  2025cites this paper
• Divergent nutrient preferences of two coexisting fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila simulans

  2025cites this paper
• Turmeric shortens lifespan in houseflies

  2024cites this paper
• Effects of macro- and micro-nutrients on momentary and season-long feeding responses by select species of ants

  2024cites this paper
• Ant queens cannibalise infected brood to contain disease spread and recycle nutrients

  2024cites this paper
• The Hidden World of Insect-Plant Interactions: a review

  2024cites this paper
• Feeding Appropriate Nutrients during the Adult Stage to Promote the Growth and Development of Carposina sasakii Offspring

  2024cites this paper
• Going back to the basics: the use of cricket powder as a protein supplement in artificial ant diets

  2024cites this paper
• Palatability of insecticides and protein in sugar solutions to Argentine ants

  2024cites this paper
• Social interactions among ants are impacted by food availability and group size

  2024cites this paper
• Does fat identity matter? The effect of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids on bumble bee consumption and fitness

  2024cites this paper
• Impact of Nesting Mode, Diet, and Taxonomy in Structuring the Associated Microbial Communities of Amazonian Ants

  2023cites this paper
• Untangling the complex interactions between turtle ants and their microbial partners

  2023cites this paper
• Claustral colony founding is limited by body condition: experimental feeding increases brood size of Lasius niger queens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

  2023cites this paper
• Fungal infection alters collective nutritional intake of ant colonies

  2023cites this paper
• Protein-rich diet decreases survival, but does not alter reproduction, in fertile ant workers

  2023cites this paper
• Nutrient supply and accessibility in plants: effect of protein and carbohydrates on Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera) preference and performance

  2023cites this paper
• The remoulding of dietary effects on the fecundity / longevity trade-off in a social insect

  2023cites this paper
• The Effect of Pollen Diet Composition and Quantity on Diapause Survival and Performance in an Annual Pollinator (Bombus Impatiens)

  2023cites this paper
• DNA methylation extends lifespan in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris

  2023cites this paper
• Integrative Organismal Biology

  2023cites this paper
• Effects of ants on riparian poplars: an ex situ experiment of biotic interaction

  2023cites this paper
• Effect of food restriction on survival and reproduction of a termite

  2023cites this paper
• B-Vitamins Influence the Consumption of Macronutrients in Honey Bees

  2022cites this paper
• Effect of queen number on colony-level nutrient regulation, food collection and performance in two polygynous ant species.

  2022cites this paper
• Which Protein Source is Best for Mass-Rearing of Asian Weaver Ants?

  2022cites this paper
• The lipidome of an omnivorous insect responds to diet composition and social environment

  2022cites this paper
• Nutritional needs and mortality risk combine to shape foraging decisions in ants

  2022cites this paper
• Innovative feedstocks for optimal mass production of the edible long-horned grasshopper, Ruspolia differens

  2022cites this paper
• PERFORMANCE AND Nosema spp. SPORE LEVEL IN YOUNG HONEYBEE (Apis mellifera carnica, Pollmann 1879) COLONIES SUPPLEMENTED WITH CANDIES

  2022cites this paper
• Effectiveness of Ant Baits and Their Relationship with the Species of Ants Attracted

  2022cites this paper
• Floral and Bird Excreta Semiochemicals Attract Western Carpenter Ants

  2022cites this paper
• Does diet influence aging? Evidence from animal studies

  2022cites this paper
• Lower food intake due to domestic grazing reduces colony size and worsens the body condition of reproductive females of harvester ants

  2022cites this paper
• Extreme lifespan extension in tapeworm-infected ant workers

  2021cites this paper
• Larval nutrition impacts survival to adulthood, body size, and the allometric scaling of metabolic rate in adult honeybees

  2021cites this paper
• Experimental increase in fecundity causes upregulation of fecundity and body maintenance genes in the fat body of ant queens

  2021cites this paper
• Foraging and feeding are independently regulated by social and personal hunger in the clonal raider ant

  2021cites this paper
• All sugars ain't sweet: selection of particular mono-, di- and trisaccharides by western carpenter ants and European fire ants

  2021cites this paper
• Thermal asymmetries influence effects of warming on stage and size-dependent predator–prey interactions

  2021cites this paper
• Nutritional regulation influencing colony dynamics and task allocations in social insect colonies

  2020cites this paper
• Effect of calorie restriction or protein intake on circulating levels of insulin like growth factor I in humans: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

  2020cites this paper
• Development of fly tolerance to consuming a high-protein diet requires physiological, metabolic and transcriptional changes

  2020cites this paper
• Nutritional Dimensions of Invasive Success.

  2020cites this paper
• Omnivorous ants are less carnivorous and more protein-limited in exotic plantations.

  2020cites this paper
• Nitrogen fertilizer decreases survival and reproduction of female locusts by increasing plant protein to carbohydrate ratio.

  2020cites this paper
• Growth and survival of the superorganism: Ant colony macronutrient intake and investment

  2020influential citation
• Reduced Water Negatively Impacts Social Bee Survival and Productivity Via Shifts in Floral Nutrition

  2020cites this paper
• The effect of food preference, landmarks, and maze shift on maze-solving time in desert ants

  2020cites this paper
• Regulation of dietary intake of protein and lipid by nurse-age adult worker honeybees

  2020cites this paper
• Development but not diet alters microbial communities in the Neotropical arboreal trap jaw ant Daceton armigerum: an exploratory study

  2020cites this paper
• Fitness consequences of artificial diets with different macronutrient composition for the predatory bug Orius majusculus

  2020cites this paper
• Diet composition and social environment determine food consumption, phenotype and fecundity in an omnivorous insect

  2020cites this paper
• Lipid content influences division of labour in a clonal ant

  2020cites this paper
• Linking land use and the nutritional ecology of herbivores: A case study with the Senegalese locust

  2019cites this paper
• OP-CZOO190027 437..446

  2019cites this paper
• Management of Colony Collapse Disorder in Honeybee (Apis mellifera): A Farmer’s Friendly Approach Running Head: Management of Colony Collapse Disorder in Honeybee

  2019cites this paper
• Bumblebees adjust protein and lipid collection rules to the presence of brood

  2019cites this paper
• Collecting, discarding, and re-collecting of protein-rich food in a natural colony of Camponotus japonicus

  2019cites this paper
• Effects of essential amino acid supplementation to promote honey bee gland and muscle development in cages and colonies.

  2019cites this paper
• Fluctuations in nutrient composition affect male reproductive output in Drosophila melanogaster.

  2019cites this paper
• Nutritional status of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) workers across an agricultural land-use gradient

  2019cites this paper
• Ant Foragers Compensate for the Nutritional Deficiencies in the Colony.

  2019cites this paper
• Nutrient regulation in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a review

  2019influential citation
• The nutritional ecology of maturation in a carnivorous insect

  2018cites this paper
• Solitary bee larvae prioritize carbohydrate over protein in parentally provided pollen

  2018cites this paper
• Genome Evolution of Bartonellaceae Symbionts of Ants at the Opposite Ends of the Trophic Scale

  2018cites this paper
• Nutrition in extreme food specialists: An illustration using termites

  2018cites this paper
• Comparing the impacts of macronutrients on life-history traits in larval and adult Drosophila melanogaster: the use of nutritional geometry and chemically defined diets

  2018cites this paper
• The geometric framework: An approach for studying the impact of nutrition on healthy aging

  2018cites this paper
• Linking developmental diet to adult foraging choice in Drosophila melanogaster

  2018cites this paper
• Understanding the Emerging Behaviors and Demands for the Colony Success of Social Insects: A Mathematical Approach

  2018cites this paper
• The geometry of dependence : solitary bee larvae prioritize carbohydrate over protein in 1 parentally provided pollen 2 3 4

  2018cites this paper
• Modeling the impact of ex-nido transmitted parasites on ant colony dynamics

  2018cites this paper
• Within‐diet variation in rates of macronutrient consumption and reproduction does not accompany changes in lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster

  2018cites this paper
• Ant-plant mutualism: a dietary by-product of a tropical ant's macronutrient requirements.

  2017cites this paper
• Neonicotinoid pesticides and nutritional stress synergistically reduce survival in honey bees

  2017cites this paper
• Parsing the life-shortening effects of dietary protein: effects of individual amino acids

  2017cites this paper
• Polydomy enhances foraging performance in ant colonies

  2017cites this paper
• Diet has independent effects on the pace and shape of aging in Drosophila melanogaster

  2017cites this paper
• A theoretical exploration of dietary collective medication in social insects.

  2017cites this paper
• The Role of Brood in Eusocial Hymenoptera

  2017cites this paper
• OP-ICBJ170089 705..722

  2017cites this paper
• Patterns of floral resource use by two dominant ant species in a biodiversity hotspot

  2017cites this paper
• The geometric framework for nutrition reveals interactions between protein and carbohydrate during larval growth in honey bees

  2017influential citation
• Insect urban ecology : aphid interactions with natural enemies and mutualists

  2017cites this paper
• Effect of Brood Pheromone on Survival and Nutrient Intake of African Honey Bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) under Controlled Conditions

  2017cites this paper
• Drosophila as a model for ageing.

  2017cites this paper
• Collective decision-making

  2017cites this paper
• Correction: Bumble bees regulate their intake of essential protein and lipid pollen macronutrients

  2017cites this paper
• Dramatic differences in gut bacterial densities help to explain the relationship between diet and habitat in rainforest ants

  2017cites this paper