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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Atta vollenweideri"”.
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Sensory Ecology of Carbon Dioxide Perception in Leaf-cutting Ants
… ants. Inside the subterranean nests of Atta vollenweideri large amounts of CO2 are produced by the ants and their symbiotic fungus. Measurements in field nest at different depths revealed that CO2 concentrations do not exceed 2 per cent in mature nests. These findings indicate effective …
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Cutter, carriers and bucket brigades ...
… the foraging behaviour of grass-cutting ants, Atta vollenweideri, with specific consideration of the following issues: (a) cutting behaviour and the determination of fragment size, (b) the effect of load size on transport economics, (c) division of labour and task-partitioning. Grass-cutting …