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The Ecology of Nest Movement in Social Insects

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Ants use pheromone markings in emigrations to move closer to food-rich areas

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A Simple Threshold Rule Is Sufficient to Explain Sophisticated Collective Decision-Making

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The function of polydomy: the ant Crematogaster torosa preferentially forms new nests near food sources and fortifies outstations

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Can ant colonies choose a far-and-away better nest over an in-the-way poor one?

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