Fast and Flexible: Argentine Ants Recruit from Nearby Trails

Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) live in groups of nests connected by trails to each other and to stable food sources. In a field study, we investigated whether some ants recruit directly from established, persistent trails to food sources, thus accelerating food collection. Our results indicate...

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Autores principales: Flanagan, Tatiana P., Pinter-Wollman, Noa M., Moses, Melanie E., 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/PMC3743883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23967129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070888

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3743883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23967129
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070888

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