Division of labor in work shifts by leaf-cutting ants

Abstract Foraging rhythms in eusocial insects are determined by the colony´s overall pattern. However, in leaf-cutting ant workers, individual rhythms are not fully synchronized with the colonies’ rhythm. The colony as a whole is nocturnal, since most worker activity takes place at night; however so...

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Main Authors: Pedro B. Constantino, Veronica S. Valentinuzzi, André F. Helene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88005-0