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Symmetry breaking in mass-recruiting ants: extent of foraging biases depends on resource quality

ABSTRACT: The communication involved in the foraging behaviour of social insects is integral to their success. Many ant species use trail pheromones to make decisions about where to forage. The strong positive feedback caused by the trail pheromone is thought to create a decision between two or more...

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Autores principales: Price, R. I’Anson, Grüter, C., Hughes, W. O. H, Evison, S. E. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5054046/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27784955
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00265-016-2187-y