Behavioural individuality determines infection risk in clonal ant colonies
Z. Li, E. T. Frank, T. Oliveira-Honorato, F. Azuma, V. Bachmann, D. J. Parker, T. Schmitt, E. P. Economo, Y. Ulrich
The paper shows that individual behavioral differences in clonal ant colonies influence infection risk by altering division of labour and spatial distribution, leading to increased parasite transmission.
Nature Communications · Aug 26, 2023Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition