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Metabolic scaling of fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) engaged in collective behaviors
During flash floods, fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren) link their bodies together to build rafts to stay afloat, and towers to anchor onto floating vegetation. Can such challenging conditions facilitate synchronization and coordination, resulting in energy savings per capita? To understand how st...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The Company of Biologists Ltd
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8905630/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35217864 http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.059076 |