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‘No entry’ signal in ant foraging

  • Robinson E
  • Jackson D
  • Holcombe M
  • et al.
Nature (2005) 438(7067) 442-442
DOI: 10.1038/438442a
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Abstract

Foragerantslayattractivetrailpheromonesto guidenestmatestofood1,2, buttheeffectiveness offoragingnetworksmightbeimproved ifpheromonescouldalsobeusedtorepel foragersfromunrewardingroutes3,4. Herewe presentempiricalevidenceforsuchanegative trailpheromone, deployedbyPharaoh’sants (Monomoriumpharaonis) asa‘noentry’signal tomarkanunrewardingforagingpath. This findingconstitutesanotherexampleofthe sophisticatedcontrolmechanismsusedinselforganized antcolonies.

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Robinson, E. J. H., Jackson, D. E., Holcombe, M., & Ratnieks, F. L. W. (2005). ‘No entry’ signal in ant foraging. Nature, 438(7067), 442–442. https://doi.org/10.1038/438442a

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