Foraging ecology of the thermophilic Australian desert ant, Melophorus bagoti
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Summary
The paper describes the foraging ecology of the Australian desert ant, Melophorus bagoti, a thermophilic, diurnal scavenger with ground-nesting colonies, and overlapping foraging ranges, low foraging success rates, and intercolony aggression suggest intense competition for food between colonies.
- Type
- article
- Published
- 2005-12-02
- Cited by
- 107
- References
- 36
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Keywords
Foraging, Forage, Ecology, Biology, Competition (biology)
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- Visual cue learning and odometry in guiding the search behavior of desert ants, Melophorus bagoti, in artificial channels.
- Acquiring, retaining and integrating memories of the outbound distance in the Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti
- How to navigate without maps: The power of taxon-like navigation in ants
- Visual matching in the orientation of desert ants (Melophorus bagoti):the effect of changing skyline height
- The properties of the visual system in the Australian desert ant Melophorus bagoti.
- Finding the nest: inbound searching behaviour in the Australian desert ant, Melophorus bagoti
- Vector-based and landmark-guided navigation in desert ants of the same species inhabiting landmark-free and landmark-rich environments
- Desert ants (Melophorus bagoti) navigating with robustness to distortions of the natural panorama
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- A Model of Ant Route Navigation Driven by Scene Familiarity
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- Nest Relocation and Colony Founding in the Australian Desert Ant, Melophorus bagoti Lubbock (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
- Learning, retention and coding of nest-associated visual cues by the Australian desert ant, Melophorus bagoti
- Multiroute memories in desert ants
- Leg allometry in ants: extreme long-leggedness in thermophilic species.
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