Ant colonies maintain social homeostasis in the face of decreased density

Ant colonies maintain social homeostasis in the face of decreased density

Interactions lie at the heart of social organization, particularly in ant societies. Interaction rates are presumed to increase with density, but there is little empirical evidence for this. We manipulated density within carpenter ant colonies of the species Camponotus pennsylvanicus by quadrupling...

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Main Authors: Andreas P Modlmeier, Ewan Colman, Ephraim M Hanks, Ryan Bringenberg, Shweta Bansal, David P Hughes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-05-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Camponotus pennsylvanicus
sociobiology
social network analysis
spatial statistics
interactions
density
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/38473

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