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... workers of the harvester ant Pogonomyr- mex rugosus construct major highways from a colony's nest to areas with dense stands of seed - producing plants ( Figure 16 ) . If a colony builds a trail that comes close to another colony's ...
... workers of the harvester ant Pogonomyr- mex rugosus construct major highways from a colony's nest to areas with dense stands of seed - producing plants ( Figure 16 ) . If a colony builds a trail that comes close to another colony's ...
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... workers . Although there is only one queen in a colony , the total population of workers may be close to one - half million . They are distributed throughout the entire territory in the widely dispersed nests . The decentralized nature ...
... workers . Although there is only one queen in a colony , the total population of workers may be close to one - half million . They are distributed throughout the entire territory in the widely dispersed nests . The decentralized nature ...
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... workers 45 minutes 14 Sequence of flowers visited by one worker Flower constancy by individual bumblebee workers . ( Top ) Strong flower preferences are shown by five different workers of B. vagans . ( Bottom ) The sequence of visits to ...
... workers 45 minutes 14 Sequence of flowers visited by one worker Flower constancy by individual bumblebee workers . ( Top ) Strong flower preferences are shown by five different workers of B. vagans . ( Bottom ) The sequence of visits to ...
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NATURAL SELECTION | 5 |
Alternative Hypotheses | 11 |
Experimental Tests of Evolutionary Predictions | 17 |
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