A small number of workers with specific personality traits perform tool use in ants
A small number of workers with specific personality traits perform tool use in ants
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England: eLife Science Publications, Ltd
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Ants use debris as tools to collect and transport liquid food to the nest. Previous studies showed that this behaviour is flexible whereby ants learn to use artificial material that is novel to them and select tools with optimal soaking properties. However, the process of tool use has not been studied at the individual level. We investigated whethe...
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A small number of workers with specific personality traits perform tool use in ants
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_ca4899cd2f514b3d8772407a05494a44
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_ca4899cd2f514b3d8772407a05494a44
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2050-084X
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2050-084X
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10.7554/eLife.61298
