Friday, 17 October 2014

Follow the leader: Insects benefit from good leadership, too

Date:
October 15, 2014

Source:
University of Melbourne

Summary:
When insect larvae follow a leader to forage for food, both leaders and followers benefit, growing much faster than if they are in a group of only leaders or only followers, scientists have shown for the first time. The work gives new insight into why such social relationships evolve in insects, and why they are maintained.


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