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Title:		Mass recruitment by army ants
Author(s):		Chadab R; Rettenmeyer CW;
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Journal Title:		Science
Year:		1975
Volume:		188
Issue:		4193
Page Number:		1124 - 1125
DOI:		10.1126/science.1215991
ISSN/ISBN:		0036-8075 (Print) 0036-8075 (Linking)
Abstract:		"A single army ant (Ecitoninae) can attract and direct scores of workers to prey by means of a chemical trial and momentary contact between the recruiter and workers on a raid column. Recruited workers, in turn, attract more ants, resulting in a continuous stream of recruits. While the recruitment mechanism is basically similar, the speed and the number of ants recruited are greater form army ants than for other ants"
Keywords:		"Animals Ants/*physiology Behavior, Animal/*physiology Pheromones/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineChadab, R Rettenmeyer, C W eng 1975/06/13 Science. 1975 Jun 13; 188(4193):1124-5. doi: 10.1126/science.1215991"