Behavioral strategies in ants in changing conditions of food motivation

Autor:	G. P. Udalova, A. Ya. Karas
Rok vydání:	1999
Předmět:	Male Motivation Stochastic Processes Ants General Neuroscience media_common.quotation_subject Behavioural sciences Feeding Behavior Lateral asymmetry Animals Behavioral strategy Female Food motivation Habit Psychology Social psychology media_common
Zdroj:	Neuroscience and Behavioral Physiology. 29:263-269
ISSN:	1573-899X 0097-0549
DOI:	10.1007/bf02465337
Popis:	Learning in ants was studied in a multiple choice symmetrical maze at different levels of social food motivation. Myrmica rubra scout ants were found to be able to change their behavioral strategy rapidly when families were suddenly changed from a low level of motivation to a high level and vice versa. In the "sated" state, there was clearly evident investigative activity, which led to high levels of variability and instability in the maze habit. In the "starved" state, there was a rapid minimization of movement trajectories, and most ants used only one dominant movement scheme. The initial level of food motivation determined how ants learned in the maze and their ability to change their behavioral strategy.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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