How do ants assess food volume?
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It has been possible to obtain the first direct evidence of the criterion used by Lasius niger scouts to assess the volume of liquid food available. This criterion was based on the ability of the ant to ingest a desired amount.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2000
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How food type and brood influence foraging decisions of Lasius niger scouts
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The effects of the type of food and the presence of brood influence foraging decisions of Lasius niger L. scouts are investigated. The alteration of the drinking behavior of scouts and the allocation of workers for food retrieving and recruiting tasks, due to the food type and brood, is studied.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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Scavenging by Pheidole pallidula: a key for understanding decision-making systems in ants
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The process by which animals estimate their prey size, modulate their behavior and communication and how these actions generate the diversity of foraging patterns using the prey scavenging behavior of Pheidole pallidula was investigated. The tractile resistance of the prey was the key parameter that foragers used to estimate prey size. Experiments showed that ants make quick decisions on scavenging triggered by simple stimuli and this behavior helped in understanding how dead prey of different sizes induce different global patterns and different levels of cooperation in the ant colony.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1997
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