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Random walk models of worker sorting in ant colonies (2002)
Journal Article
Sendova-Franks, A. B., & Van Lent, J. (2002). Random walk models of worker sorting in ant colonies. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 217(2), 255-274. https://doi.org/10.1006/jtbi.2002.3011

Sorting can be an important mechanism for the transfer of information from one level of biological organization to another. Here we study the algorithm underlying worker sorting in Leptothorax ant colonies. Worker sorting is related to task allocatio... Read More about Random walk models of worker sorting in ant colonies.

The role of competition in task switching during colony emigration in the ant Leptothorax albipennis (2002)
Journal Article
Sendova-Franks, A. B., Franks, N. R., & Britton, N. F. (2002). The role of competition in task switching during colony emigration in the ant Leptothorax albipennis. Animal Behaviour, 63(4), 715-725. https://doi.org/10.1006/anbe.2001.1960

The decision-making process that determines when an animal should switch between tasks is a fundamental issue in the study of animal behaviour. We investigated, for the first time, such task switching in terms of the dynamics of worker populations in... Read More about The role of competition in task switching during colony emigration in the ant Leptothorax albipennis.