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ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2020

Division of labour promotes the spread of information in colony emigrations by the ant

Gabriele Valentini, Naoki Masuda, Zachary Shaffer, Jake R Hanson, Takao Sasaki, Sara Imari Walker, Theodore P Pavlic, Stephen C Pratt

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Article in Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Gabriele ValentiniSchool of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
Naoki MasudaDepartment of Mathematics, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
Zachary ShafferSchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
Jake R HansonSchool of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
Takao SasakiOdum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
Sara Imari WalkerSchool of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
Theodore P PavlicSchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
Stephen C PrattSchool of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The fitness of group-living animals often depends on how well members share information needed for collective decision-making. Theoretical studies have shown that collective choices can emerge in a homogeneous group of individuals following identical rules, but real animals show much evidence for heterogeneity in the degree and nature of their contribution to group decisions. In social insects, for example, the transmission and processing of information is influenced by a well-organized division of labour. Studies that accurately quantify how this behavioural heterogeneity affects the spread of information among group members are still lacking. In this paper, we look at nest choices during colony emigrations of the ant

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Behavior, AnimalSocial BehaviorAnimal MigrationAnimalsAntscollective decision makingcolony emigrationdivision of labourinformation spreadnetwork analysisTemnothorax rugatulus

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PMID32228408
PMCPMC7209055

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