Literature on learning in ant colonies;type,extent, measures

Learning amongst Ants: some answers

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1) “...ants may be the only group apart from mammals where interactive teaching has been observed. A knowledgeable forager of Temnothorax albipennis will lead a naive nest-mate to newly discovered food by the process of tandem running. The follower obtains knowledge through its leading tutor. The leader is acutely sensitive to the progress of the follower and slows down when the follower lags and speeds up when the follower gets too close.[94]( “

94)Franks NR, Richardson T (2006). "Teaching in tandem-running ants". Nature. 439 (7073): 153. Bibcode:2006Natur.439..153F. doi:10.1038/439153a. PMID 16407943.-source: Wikipedia

Controlled experiments with colonies of Cerapachys biroi suggest that an individual may choose nest roles based on her previous experience. An entire generation of identical workers was divided into two groups whose outcome in food foraging was controlled. One group was continually rewarded with prey, while it was made certain that the other failed. As a result, members of the successful group intensified their foraging attempts while the unsuccessful group ventured out fewer and fewer times. A month later, the successful foragers continued in their role while the others had moved to specialise in brood care.[95](

 (95)Ravary F, Lecoutey E, Kaminski G, Châline N, Jaisson P (2007). "Individual experience alone can generate lasting division of labor in ants". Current Biology. 17 (15): 1308–1312. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.047. PMID 17629482.-source: Wikipedia

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