Quantifying the Effect of Colony Size and Food Distribution on Harvester Ant Foraging
Quantifying the Effect of Colony Size and Food Distribution on Harvester Ant Foraging
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United States: Public Library of Science
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Desert seed-harvester ants, genus Pogonomyrmex, are central place foragers that search for resources collectively. We quantify how seed harvesters exploit the spatial distribution of seeds to improve their rate of seed collection. We find that foraging rates are significantly influenced by the clumpiness of experimental seed baits. Colonies collect...
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Quantifying the Effect of Colony Size and Food Distribution on Harvester Ant Foraging
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TN_cdi_plos_journals_1325396059
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_plos_journals_1325396059
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1932-6203
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1932-6203
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10.1371/journal.pone.0039427