Where and how to build? Influence of social and environmental cues on nest building behavior in leaf-cutting ants

This thesis explores the influence of social and environmental cues on the nest building behavior of leaf-cutting ants. Especially, the investigations are aimed at evaluating the mechanisms of nest building and how the nest environment can spatially guide building responses that lead to an adaptive...

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Main Author: Römer, Daniela
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/10940
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-109409
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-109409
https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/files/10940/Dissertation_Roemer_Daniela.pdf