Ants on featureless saltpans build tall nest mounds

Ken Cheng

doi:10.3758/s13420-023-00596-y

Ants on featureless saltpans build tall nest mounds

Ken Cheng^*

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School of Natural Sciences

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Abstract

North African desert ants Cataglyphis fortis living on a featureless saltpan far from the shoreline build a mound at their nest entrance. Experimental manipulations show that they do this purposefully to make it easier for returning foragers to find their nest.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	139-140
Number of pages	2
Journal	Learning and Behavior
Volume	52
Issue number	2
Early online date	7 Aug 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-023-00596-y
Publication status	Published - Jun 2024

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