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dc.contributor.authorMaák, István
dc.contributor.authorLőrinczi, Gábor
dc.contributor.authorMódra, Gábor
dc.contributor.authorBovet, Dalila
dc.contributor.authorCall, Josep
dc.contributor.authord’Ettore, Patrizia
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-04T00:31:59Z
dc.date.available2017-12-04T00:31:59Z
dc.date.issued2017-01
dc.identifier246928407
dc.identifier8f32cafd-7662-4f7f-a8f7-6c27bdd4a1ed
dc.identifier85001088030
dc.identifier000391840900023
dc.identifier.citationMaák , I , Lőrinczi , G , Módra , G , Bovet , D , Call , J & d’Ettore , P 2017 , ' Tool selection during foraging in two species of funnel ants ' , Animal Behaviour , vol. 123 , pp. 207-216 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.11.005en
dc.identifier.issn0003-3472
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0002-8597-8336/work/37477994
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/12238
dc.descriptionThis work was supported by European Commission (FP7-MC-ERG-2009-256524 to PdE).en
dc.description.abstractTool use by non-human animals has received much research attention in the last couple of decades. Nonetheless, research has focused mostly on vertebrates, particularly primates and corvids, even though tool use has also been documented in insects. One of the best documented examples involves ants using debris (e.g., sand grains, mud, leaf fragments) to collect and transport liquid food to their nest. However, little is known about the factors that determine the selection of materials to be used as tool. We investigated tool selection in two species of Aphaenogaster ants by giving them the choice between different kinds of potential tools (natural and artificial objects). Ant workers showed a clear preference for certain materials to be used as tool objects. Tool selection was also shaped by familiarity with the material as ants developed a preference for artificial tools with a good soaking capacity that cannot be found in their natural environment. Our results indicate that ants of this genus evolved unique foraging strategies and show plasticity in their behaviour.
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dc.format.extent790342
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofAnimal Behaviouren
dc.subjectAntsen
dc.subjectAphaenogasteren
dc.subjectForagingen
dc.subjectFood transporten
dc.subjectTool useen
dc.subjectQL Zoologyen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subject.lccQLen
dc.titleTool selection during foraging in two species of funnel antsen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Psychology and Neuroscienceen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. Centre for Social Learning & Cognitive Evolutionen
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.11.005
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.date.embargoedUntil2017-12-03


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