Queen retrieval in the Argentine ant |
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| Authors: | S Aron |
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| Institution: | (1) Laboratoire de Biologie Animale et Cellulaire, Université Libre de Bruxelles, C.P. 160, B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium;(2) Present address: Centre de Recherche en Biologie du Comportement, Université Paul Sabatier, 31 062 Toulouse-Cedex, France |
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| Abstract: | Queen retrieval recruitment in ants is the recruitment of workers towards queens which are outside the nest, using chemical trails. The odour trails enable the queens to orient rapidly and return to the nest. This behaviour, reported for the first time in the Argentine antIridomyrmex humilis, is briefly discussed with regard to its possible adaptative significance. |
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| Keywords: | Iridomyrmex humilis Argentine ant queen retrieval recruitment |
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