ISSN:
1572-8889
Keywords:
foraging
;
search strategy
;
giving-up time
;
Ponerinae
;
tropical
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract Paraponera clavata workers engage in a period of local search after encountering a small amount of artificial nectar. Giving-up times from local search are not distributed normally; there is a strong skew to longer times. There is no statistically significant relationship between the amount of time required to collect the food and the subsequent search time. Giving-up time in response to the first reward presented to an ant is positively correlated with that ant's response to a second such reward. However, giving-up times diminish when an ant is presented with a series of rewards. Local search is a function of individual strategies, which remain relatively constant in the short term.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02213548
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