Table 2. Total number of behavioural observations.
Species | Treatment | Argentine ants | Competitors | ||
Non Aggressive | Aggressive | Non Aggressive | Aggressive | ||
M. antarcticum | 0 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 4 |
0.01 µg/µl | 28 | 5 | 33 | 0 | |
1 µg/µl | 36 | 5 | 40 | 1 | |
100 µg/µl | 35 | 5 | 40 | 0 | |
O. glaber | 0 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 6 |
0.01 µg/µl | 14 | 22 | 32 | 4 | |
1 µg/µl | 23 | 15 | 34 | 4 | |
100 µg/µl | 23 | 12 | 33 | 2 | |
T. jocosus | 0 | 25 | 6 | 31 | - |
0.01 µg/µl | 35 | 3 | 38 | - | |
1 µg/µl | 35 | 3 | 38 | - | |
100 µg/µl | 35 | 2 | 37 | - |
Total number of observations of non-aggressive (behaviour scores 0, 1 and 2) and aggressive (behaviour scores 3 and 4) behaviour displayed by Argentine ants towards each competing species and observations for this species in return, as a function of pheromone concentration or no treatment.