Reduced foraging investment as an adaptation to patchy food sources: A phasic army ant simulation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.06.009
Abstract: Colonies of several ant species within the subfamily Dorylinae alternate stereotypical discrete phases of foraging and reproduction. Such phasic cycles are thought to be adaptive because they minimize the amount of foraging and the related… read more here.
Keywords: food sources; foraging investment; reduced foraging; food ... See more keywords