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...
Main Author: | Römer, Daniela |
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Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
Language: | English |
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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 |
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