Sequential Load Transport in Grass-Cutting Ants (Atta vollenweideri): Maximization of Plant Delivery Rate or Improved Information Transfer?
Sequential transport of plant fragments was studied in the grass-cutting ant Atta vollenweideri. Two competing hypotheses concerning its occurrence were tested. Based on the “economic-transport hypothesis," sequential transport occurs because of a mismatch between load size and ant body size,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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| Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/643127 |