Ants work harder during consensus decision-making in small groups
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Ants work harder during consensus decision-making in small groups.
Individuals derive many benefits from being social, one of which is improved accuracy of decision-making, the so-called 'wisdom of the crowds' effect. This advantage arises because larger groups can pool information from more individuals. At present, limited empirical data indicate that larger groups outperform smaller ones during consensus decision-making in human and non-human animals. Inaccu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of The Royal Society Interface
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1742-5689,1742-5662
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2014.0641