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L. E. Lopes, E. T. Frank, Z. Karpati…·D. J. C. Kronauer
This study identifies the alarm pheromone of the clonal raider ant Ooceraea biroi as a blend of 4-methyl-3-heptanone and 4-methyl-3-heptanol, which elicit distinct but related alarm behaviors.
C. Valdivia, J. A. Newton, S. O'Donnell…·P. Lukasik
The paper compares the microbiota of army ants and their associated beetles, finding shared microbial genotypes across unrelated species.
V. Chandra, A. Gal, D. J. C. Kronauer
The paper shows that mass raiding in army ants evolves from group raiding through colony size increases without changing individual behavioral rules.
This study models the adaptive significance of phasic colony cycles in army ants, showing cyclic reproduction is favored under specific foraging cost scenarios.