Variation in nest relocation of harvester ants is affected by population density and food abundance
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Nest architecture shapes the collective behaviour of harvester ants.
Structures influence how individuals interact and, therefore, shape the collective behaviours that emerge from these interactions. Here I show that the structure of a nest influences the collective behaviour of harvester ant colonies. Using network analysis, I quantify nest architecture and find that as chamber connectivity and redundancy of connections among chambers increase, so does a colony...
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عنوان ژورنال: Behavioral Ecology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1045-2249,1465-7279
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arv108