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Ant Response to Intruders
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Ant Response to Intruders
Completed research study on recognition behavior & chemical processes of ants when encountering nestmate or alien. Tables.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages) |
8 sources |
1996
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" Ant colonies are typically founded by one or a few queens. These queens produce all of the worker ants. Workers are responsible for finding food, caring for immature ants, and defending the nest. Ant ecology is greatly influenced by competition; in fact, it is perhaps the primary force determining colony size and organization. Given such competition, ants must be able to discriminate between members of their own colony (i.e., nestmates) and members from other colonies (i.e., non-nestmates). This ability to recognize nestmates--as opposed to aliens--is primarily mediated through chemical signals.Ants, in general, have attained considerable ecological..."
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Ant Response to Intruders (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Ant-Response-to-Intruders/11344
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"Ant Response to Intruders" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Research-Paper-Ant-Response-to-Intruders/11344>
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