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Modulation of trail laying in the antLasius niger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its role in the collective selection of a food source

R. Beckers, J. Deneubourg, S. Goss

1993.11.1JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR

DOI: 10.1007/bf01201674

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Simulations of this model showed that the observed modulation of trail laying with respect to food source quality is sufficient in itself to account for the systematic selection of the richer source seen in the experiments.

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BECKERS, R.; DENEUBOURG, J.; GOSS, S. Modulation of trail laying in the antlasius niger (hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its role in the collective selection of a food source. JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR, 1993, 6: 751–759.