Same but Different: Socially foraging ants backtrack like individually foraging ants but use different mechanisms.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2019.103944
Abstract: Diverse species may adopt behaviourally identical solutions to similar environmental challenges. However, the underlying mechanisms dictating these responses may be quite different and are often associated with the specific ecology or habitat of these species.… read more here.
Keywords: foraging ants; ants use; individually foraging; socially foraging ... See more keywords
Dry Forest Fragmentation in Brazilian Cerrado and Its Effects on Communities of Ground Foraging Ants
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DOI: 10.1653/024.103.0311
Abstract: Abstract Ants can represent a useful model for studies on the impact of forest fragmentation because these organisms are found abundantly in soil and plants sensitive to changes in environmental conditions. Our study characterized the… read more here.
Keywords: species richness; dry forest; ground foraging; foraging ants ... See more keywords