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Two feedback mechanisms involved in the control of leaf fragment size in leaf-cutting ants
Polymorphic leaf-cutting ants harvest leaf fragments that correlate in size with the workers' body size. When cutting, workers anchor their hind legs on the leaf edge and rotate, removing approximately semicircular fragments. Workers show behavioural plasticity and modify their leg extension wh...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Company of Biologists Ltd
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10323230/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37348454 http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.244246 |