Colony variation in the collective regulation of foraging by harvester ants

This study investigates variation in collective behavior in a natural population of colonies of the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex barbatus. Harvester ant colonies regulate foraging activity to adjust to current food availability; the rate at which inactive foragers leave the nest on the next trip depe...

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Main Authors: Gordon, Deborah M., Guetz, Adam, Greene, Michael J., Holmes, Susan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3071749/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22479133
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arq218
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