Olfactory Sensitivity Aligns with Caste Revealing Multipotential Minors and Specialized Soldier Majors in Camponotus floridanus Ants
S. T. Ferguson, I. Bakis, N. D. Edwards, L. Zwiebel
This study examines olfactory sensitivity in Camponotus floridanus ant castes, finding that minors have broad excitatory responses while majors show inhibitory responses and specialized detection of non-nestmate cues.
bioRxiv · Apr 1, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology