Division of labor in work shifts by leaf-cutting ants

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Constantino, Pedro B.; Valentinuzzi, Verónica Sandra; Helene, André F.
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2021
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Foraging rhythms in eusocial insects are determined by the colony´s overall pattern. However, in leaf-cutting ant workers, individual rhythms are not fully synchronized with the colonies’ rhythm. The colony as a whole is nocturnal, since most worker activity takes place at night; however some workers forage during the day. Previous studies in individualized ants suggest nocturnal and diurnal workers coexistence. Here observations within the colony, in leaf-cutting ants, showed that workers have differential foraging time preference, which interestingly is associated to body size and differential leaf transportation engagement. Nocturnal ants are smaller and less engaged in leaf transportation whereas diurnal ants are bigger and more engaged in leaf carriage. Mechanisms underlying division of labor in work shifts in ants are still unknown but much can be extrapolated from honeybees; another social system bearing a similar pattern. A collective organization like this favors constant exploitation of food sources while preserving natural individual rhythm patterns, which arise from individual differences, and thermal tolerance, given by the size polymorphism presented by this species.
Fil: Constantino, Pedro B.. Universidade de Sao Paulo. Departamento de Fisiología. Instituto de Biociencias; Brasil
Fil: Valentinuzzi, Verónica Sandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; Argentina
Fil: Helene, André F.. Universidade de Sao Paulo. Departamento de Fisiología. Instituto de Biociencias; Brasil
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SOCIAL RHYTHMS
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FORAGING BEHAVIOR
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Division of labor in work shifts by leaf-cutting ants
title Division of labor in work shifts by leaf-cutting ants
spellingShingle Division of labor in work shifts by leaf-cutting ants
Constantino, Pedro B.
EUSOCIAL
SOCIAL RHYTHMS
INDIVIDUAL RHYTHMS
FORAGING BEHAVIOR
title_short Division of labor in work shifts by leaf-cutting ants
title_full Division of labor in work shifts by leaf-cutting ants
title_fullStr Division of labor in work shifts by leaf-cutting ants
title_full_unstemmed Division of labor in work shifts by leaf-cutting ants
title_sort Division of labor in work shifts by leaf-cutting ants
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Constantino, Pedro B.
Valentinuzzi, Verónica Sandra
Helene, André F.
author Constantino, Pedro B.
author_facet Constantino, Pedro B.
Valentinuzzi, Verónica Sandra
Helene, André F.
author_role author
author2 Valentinuzzi, Verónica Sandra
Helene, André F.
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author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv EUSOCIAL
SOCIAL RHYTHMS
INDIVIDUAL RHYTHMS
FORAGING BEHAVIOR
topic EUSOCIAL
SOCIAL RHYTHMS
INDIVIDUAL RHYTHMS
FORAGING BEHAVIOR
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Foraging rhythms in eusocial insects are determined by the colony´s overall pattern. However, in leaf-cutting ant workers, individual rhythms are not fully synchronized with the colonies’ rhythm. The colony as a whole is nocturnal, since most worker activity takes place at night; however some workers forage during the day. Previous studies in individualized ants suggest nocturnal and diurnal workers coexistence. Here observations within the colony, in leaf-cutting ants, showed that workers have differential foraging time preference, which interestingly is associated to body size and differential leaf transportation engagement. Nocturnal ants are smaller and less engaged in leaf transportation whereas diurnal ants are bigger and more engaged in leaf carriage. Mechanisms underlying division of labor in work shifts in ants are still unknown but much can be extrapolated from honeybees; another social system bearing a similar pattern. A collective organization like this favors constant exploitation of food sources while preserving natural individual rhythm patterns, which arise from individual differences, and thermal tolerance, given by the size polymorphism presented by this species.
Fil: Constantino, Pedro B.. Universidade de Sao Paulo. Departamento de Fisiología. Instituto de Biociencias; Brasil
Fil: Valentinuzzi, Verónica Sandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Universidad Nacional de Catamarca. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Secretaría de Industria y Minería. Servicio Geológico Minero Argentino. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja. - Provincia de La Rioja. Centro Regional de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia Tecnológica de La Rioja; Argentina
Fil: Helene, André F.. Universidade de Sao Paulo. Departamento de Fisiología. Instituto de Biociencias; Brasil
description Foraging rhythms in eusocial insects are determined by the colony´s overall pattern. However, in leaf-cutting ant workers, individual rhythms are not fully synchronized with the colonies’ rhythm. The colony as a whole is nocturnal, since most worker activity takes place at night; however some workers forage during the day. Previous studies in individualized ants suggest nocturnal and diurnal workers coexistence. Here observations within the colony, in leaf-cutting ants, showed that workers have differential foraging time preference, which interestingly is associated to body size and differential leaf transportation engagement. Nocturnal ants are smaller and less engaged in leaf transportation whereas diurnal ants are bigger and more engaged in leaf carriage. Mechanisms underlying division of labor in work shifts in ants are still unknown but much can be extrapolated from honeybees; another social system bearing a similar pattern. A collective organization like this favors constant exploitation of food sources while preserving natural individual rhythm patterns, which arise from individual differences, and thermal tolerance, given by the size polymorphism presented by this species.
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