Social Learning in Insects — From Miniature Brains to Consensus Building
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Social Learning in Insects — From Miniature Brains to Consensus Building
Communication and learning from each other are part of the success of insect societies. Here, we review a spectrum of social information usage in insects--from inadvertently provided cues to signals shaped by selection specifically for information transfer. We pinpoint the sensory modalities involved and, in some cases, quantify the adaptive benefits. Well substantiated cases of social learning...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.012