Leadership – not followership – determines performance in ant teams

Leadership – not followership – determines performance in ant teams

Richardson et al. investigate the relationship between task performance and teamwork in ant colonies. Targeted removals of prominent leaders and followers during ‘tandem running’ - a cooperative team task in which one ant physically leads another to a resource - reveal that leadership, and specifica...

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Main Authors: Thomas O. Richardson, Andrea Coti, Nathalie Stroeymeyt, Laurent Keller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02048-7
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spelling doaj-ffc9eedbd7ce4ba6b4a1327eabf330cf2021-05-09T11:27:59ZengNature Publishing GroupCommunications Biology2399-36422021-05-01411910.1038/s42003-021-02048-7Leadership – not followership – determines performance in ant teamsThomas O. Richardson0Andrea Coti1Nathalie Stroeymeyt2Laurent Keller3Department of Ecology and Evolution, Biophore, University of LausanneDepartment of Ecology and Evolution, Biophore, University of LausanneDepartment of Ecology and Evolution, Biophore, University of LausanneDepartment of Ecology and Evolution, Biophore, University of LausanneRichardson et al. investigate the relationship between task performance and teamwork in ant colonies. Targeted removals of prominent leaders and followers during ‘tandem running’ - a cooperative team task in which one ant physically leads another to a resource - reveal that leadership, and specifically the consistency of leaders, influences tandem performance but ‘followership’ does not.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02048-7
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