Aggression is task dependent in the red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus)
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Aggression is task dependent in the red harvester ant ( Pogonomyrmex barbatus )
In many animal species, the propensity for aggression is linked to social context. In social insects, aggressive interactions between colonies are related to the assessment of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles. We investigated how, in the red harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex barbatus, an individual ant's task environment contributes to its hydrocarbon profile, and how task-specific differences in profi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Behavioral Ecology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1465-7279,1045-2249
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars194