Wind disrupts trail pheromone communication in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex lobicornis

Although wind is a ubiquitous component of ecological systems and might affect pheromone communication, its effects have not been studied in depth. To test whether wind impacts trail pheromone behaviour, we studied the behaviour of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex lobicornis in natural nests. We cond...

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Main Authors: Alma, Andrea Marina, Buteler, Micaela, Martinez Von Ellrich, Andres, Corley, Juan Carlos
Format: Artículo
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/13386
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000334722200197X
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2022.07.007

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