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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
When social behaviour is moulded in clay: on growth and form of social insect nests
Contributor:
Perna, Andrea;
Theraulaz, Guy
Published:
The Company of Biologists, 2017
Published in:
Journal of Experimental Biology, 220 (2017) 1, Seite 83-91
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1242/jeb.143347
ISSN:
1477-9145;
0022-0949
Origination:
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Description:
ABSTRACTThe nests built by social insects are among the most complex structures produced by animal groups. They reveal the social behaviour of a colony and as such they potentially allow comparative studies. However, for a long time, research on nest architecture was hindered by the lack of technical tools allowing the visualisation of their complex 3D structures and the quantification of their properties. Several techniques, developed over the years, now make it possible to study the organisation of these nests and how they are built. Here, we review present knowledge of the mechanisms of nest construction, and how nest structure affects the behaviour of individual insects and the organisation of activities within a colony.