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Vertical organization of the division of labor within nests of the Florida harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius

In the Florida harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius, foragers occur only in the top 15 cm of the nest, whereas brood and brood-care workers reside mostly in the deepest regions, yet the food and seeds foragers collect must be transported downward 30 to 80 cm to seed chambers and up to 2 m to brood cha...

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Autores principales: Tschinkel, Walter R., Hanley, Nicholas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5705139/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29182686
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188630