Interactions with Combined Chemical Cues Inform Harvester Ant Foragers' Decisions to Leave the Nest in Search of Food

Social insect colonies operate without central control or any global assessment of what needs to be done by workers. Colony organization arises from the responses of individuals to local cues. Red harvester ants (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) regulate foraging using interactions between returning and outgo...

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Autores principales: Greene, Michael J., Pinter-Wollman, Noa, Gordon, Deborah M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3540075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23308106
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052219

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3540075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23308106
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052219

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