Trail-Laying Behaviour as a Function of Resource Quality in the Ant Camponotus rufipes
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-06-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Chemical trails have been shown to act as an orientation cue in some ant species.
Here, I report that the trail-laying behaviour in the nectar-feeding ant, Camponotus rufipes, varies with the concentration of the sucrose solutions collected.
Single workers collected solutions of different sucrose concentrations (5%, 20%, and 40% in weight) during 4 consecutive visits to the resource, and their trail-marking behaviour was recorded on soot-coated slides during their first and last visits.
Results suggest that these chemical trails provide both an orientation cue between the nest and the food source, as previously suggested for Camponotus ants, as well as information about food quality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Schilman, Pablo E.. 2011. Trail-Laying Behaviour as a Function of Resource Quality in the Ant Camponotus rufipes. Psyche،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Schilman, Pablo E.. Trail-Laying Behaviour as a Function of Resource Quality in the Ant Camponotus rufipes. Psyche No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Schilman, Pablo E.. Trail-Laying Behaviour as a Function of Resource Quality in the Ant Camponotus rufipes. Psyche. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-448857
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-448857