Can ant colonies choose a far-and-away better nest over an in-the-way poor one?

Nest choice in the ant Temnothorax albipennis is a model system for investigating collective decision making. Previous research has demonstrated the sophistication of this decentralized system, yet such studies have focused on binary choices in which alternative nest sites are equidistant from the c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Animal behaviour 2008-08, Vol.76 (2), p.323-334
Hauptverfasser:	Franks, Nigel R., Hardcastle, Katherine A., Collins, Sophie, Smith, Faith D., Sullivan, Kathryn M.E., Robinson, Elva J.H., Sendova-Franks, Ana B.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal behavior Animal cognition Animal communication Animal ethology ant Biological and medical sciences collective decision Entomology Formicidae Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology individual choice Insects nest site Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry switching behaviour Temnothorax albipennis
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