Aggression is task dependent in the red harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus)

• Published in: Behavioral ecology Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 532 - 539
• Main Authors: Sturgis, Shelby J., Gordon, Deborah M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.03.2013
• Subjects: Formicidae; Pogonomyrmex barbatus

In many animal species, the propensity for aggression is linked to social context. In social insects, aggressive interactions between colonies are related to the assessment of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles. We investigated how, in the red harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex barbatus, an individual ant'...