Small differences in learning speed for different food qualities can drive efficient collective foraging in ant colonies
F. B. Oberhauser, A. Koch, T. J. Czaczkes
The paper shows that small differences in learning speed based on food quality and foraging motivation can drive efficient collective foraging in ant colonies, with implications for understanding group behavior without social interaction.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · Sep 21, 2018Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition