ArticlePhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2018
Exploring nest structures of acorn dwelling ants with X-ray microtomography and surface-based three-dimensional visibility graph analysis.
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- The effect of nest topology on spatial organization and recruitment in the red ant Myrmica rubra.Die Naturwissenschaften · 2020Article
- Gall-Colonizing Ants and Their Role as Plant Defenders: From 'Bad Job' to 'Useful Service'.Insects · 2019Article
- Potential path volume (PPV): a geometric estimator for space use in 3D.Movement ecology · 2019Article
- Interdisciplinary approaches for uncovering the impacts of architecture on collective behaviour.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2018Article
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Abstract
The physical spaces within which organisms live affect their biology and in many cases can be considered part of their extended phenotype. The nests of social insect societies have a fundamental impact on their ability to function as complex superorganisms. Ants in many species excavate elaborate subterranean nests, but others inhabit relatively small pre-formed cavities within rock crevices and hollow seeds.
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