The role of multiple pheromones in food recruitment by ants

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2337-2348

  Dussutour, A ^a,b   Nicolis, S C ^c   Shephard, G ^a   Beekman, M ^a   Sumpter, D J T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ants; Collective decision; Dynamic environment; Exploration; Pheromone; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HALF LIFE TIME; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HALF-LIFE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PHEROMONES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

FORMICIDAE; PHEIDOLE MEGACEPHALA;

EID: 67651008671     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.029827     Document Type: Article

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