Synchronization of the behaviour within nests of the ant Leptothorax acervorum (fabricius)—I. Discovering the phenomenon and its relation to the level of starvation

Synchronization of the behaviour within

Synchronization of the behaviour within nests of the ant Leptothorax acervorum (fabricius)—II. Modelling the phenomenon and predictions from the model

✍ Lia Hemerik; Nick F. Britton; N.R. Franks 📂 Article 📅 1990 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 655 KB

Observations on activity of ants of the species Leptothorax acervorum show that ants within the nest are inactive for about 72% of their time (Franks et al., 1990. Bull. math. Biol. 52, 597 612). By examination of the activity of individual ants it is demonstrated that activity bouts of individuals