Private information conflict: Lasius niger ants prefer olfactory cues to route memory
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DOI: 10.1007/s10071-019-01248-3
Abstract: Foraging animals use a variety of information sources to navigate, such as memorised views or odours associated with a goal. Animals frequently use different information sources concurrently, to increase navigation accuracy or reliability. While much… read more here.
Keywords: quality; information; niger ants; lasius niger ... See more keywords
Division of labour in the black garden ant (Lasius niger) leads to three distinct proteomes.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2019.103907
Abstract: Task specialization in social insects leads to striking intra-specific differences in behaviour, morphology, physiology and longevity, but the underlying mechanisms remain not yet fully understood. Adult colonies of black garden ants (Lasius niger) have a… read more here.
Keywords: physiology; division labour; lasius niger; black garden ... See more keywords
A spatiotemporal analysis of the food dissemination process and the trophallactic network in the ant Lasius niger
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-52019-6
Abstract: Intranidal food dissemination through trophallactic exchanges is a fundamental issue in social insect colonies but its underlying mechanisms are far from being clear. In light of the division of work, network theory and collective food… read more here.
Keywords: network; lasius niger; food dissemination; trophallactic network ... See more keywords
Ant Lasius niger joining one-way trails go against the flow
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05879-4
Abstract: Social insects, such as ants, use various pheromones as their social signal. In addition, they use the presence of other ants for decision-making. In this study, we attempted to evaluate if individual decision-making is influenced… read more here.
Keywords: way; lasius niger; ant lasius; one way ... See more keywords
Body Size Differences between Foraging and Intranidal Workers of the Monomorphic Ant Lasius niger
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DOI: 10.3390/insects11070433
Abstract: The association between the division of labour and worker body size of ants is typical for species that maintain physical castes. Some studies showed that this phenomenon can be also observed in the absence of… read more here.
Keywords: lasius niger; size; ant lasius; body size ... See more keywords