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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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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Tschinkel, Walter R., Hanley, Nicholas
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5705139/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29182686
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188630
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