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Increased Risk Proneness or Social Withdrawal? The Effects of Shortened Life Expectancy on the Expression of Rescue Behavior in Workers of the ant Formica cinerea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
In social insects behavioral consequences of shortened life expectancy include, among others, increased risk proneness and social withdrawal. We investigated the impact of experimental shortening of life expectancy of foragers of the ant Formica cinerea achieved by their exposure to carbon dioxide o...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5770485/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29386747 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10905-017-9647-8 |