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Characterization of recruitment through tandem running in an Indian queenless ant Diacamma indicum

Tandem running is a primitive recruitment method employed by many ant genera. This study characterizes this behaviour during the recruitment of colony mates to a new nest in an Indian ant Diacamma indicum. Tandem leaders who have knowledge of the new nest lead a single follower at a time, to the des...

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Autores principales: Kaur, Rajbir, Joseph, Joby, Anoop, Karunakaran, Sumana, Annagiri
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society Publishing 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5319314/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28280548
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160476