Ant colonies maintain social homeostasis in the face of decreased density
Interactions lie at the heart of social organization, particularly in ant societies. Interaction rates are presumed to increase with density, but there is little empirical evidence for this. We manipulated density within carpenter ant colonies of the species Camponotus pennsylvanicus by quadrupling...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2019-05-01
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| Series: | eLife |
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| Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/38473 |
