The influence of the symbiotic fungus on foraging decisions in leaf-cutting ants - Individual behavior and collective patterns

Foraging behavior is a particularly fascinating topic within the studies of social insects. Decisions made by individuals have effects not only on the individual level, but on the colony level as well. Social information available through foraging in a group modulates individual preferences and shap...

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Main Author: Saverschek, Nicole
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/4348
http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-52087
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-52087
https://opus.bibliothek.uni-wuerzburg.de/files/4348/Nicole_Saverschek_DissertationoL.pdf