Abstract:Competitive interaction is important in structuring species composition of a habitat. Several studies have been conducted on intraspecific competition but little is known in the context of the goal-oriented task of colony relocation. Current study examines how relocating colonies respond when the new nest is a limiting resource. Examining this competition across equal sized colonies (n=17) and unequal sized colonies (n=14), we found that most trails had a clear outcome with one of the colony's occupying the ne… Show more
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