Quorum Sensing, Recruitment, and Collective Decision-Making during Colony Emigration by the Ant Leptothorax albipennis

When its nest is damaged, a colony of the ant Leptothorax albipennis skillfully emigrates to the best available new site. We investigated how this ability emerges from the behaviors used by ants to recruit nestmates to potential homes. We found that, in a given emigration, only one-third of the colo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 2002-07, Vol.52 (2), p.117-127
Hauptverfasser:	Pratt, Stephen C., Mallon, Eamonn B., David J. T. Sumpter, Franks, Nigel R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ants Emigration Honey bee colonies Insect behavior Insect brood Insect colonies Insect nests Nesting sites Social insects Worker insects
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