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Teaching in tandem-running ants

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  • Nigel R. Franks

    (School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol)

  • Tom Richardson

    (School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol)

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Tapping into the dialogue between leader and follower reveals an unexpected social skill.

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  • Nigel R. Franks & Tom Richardson, 2006. "Teaching in tandem-running ants," Nature, Nature, vol. 439(7073), pages 153-153, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:439:y:2006:i:7073:d:10.1038_439153a
    DOI: 10.1038/439153a
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    2. Alexandre Bluet & François Osiurak & Nicolas Claidière & Emanuelle Reynaud, 2022. "Impact of technical reasoning and theory of mind on cumulative technological culture: insights from a model of micro-societies," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 9(1), pages 1-10, December.
    3. Dominique Guillo & Nicolas Claidière, 2020. "Do guide dogs have culture? The case of indirect social learning," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 7(1), pages 1-9, December.
    4. Tatiana P Flanagan & Noa M Pinter-Wollman & Melanie E Moses & Deborah M Gordon, 2013. "Fast and Flexible: Argentine Ants Recruit from Nearby Trails," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(8), pages 1-7, August.
    5. Juliet Dunstone & Christine A. Caldwell, 2018. "Cumulative culture and explicit metacognition: a review of theories, evidence and key predictions," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 4(1), pages 1-11, December.

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