Optimality in a partitioned task performed by social insects

Biologists have long been aware that adaptations should not be analysed in isolation from the function of the whole organism. Here, we address the equivalent issue at the scale of a social insect colony: the optimality of component behaviours in a partitioned sequence of tasks. In colonies of Atta c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biology letters (2005) 2008-12, Vol.4 (6), p.627-629
Hauptverfasser:	Burd, Martin, Howard, Jerome J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adaptation Adaptation, Biological Animal Behaviour Animals Ants - physiology Atta colombica Cooperative Behavior Foraging Formicidae Leaf-Cutting Ant Optimality Plant Leaves Task Partitioning
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