Protocol to obtain long movement trajectories of leaders and followers in ant tandem runs

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Tandem running in ants is a sophisticated form of communication. Precise measurement of movement coordination by the tandem pair can shed light on social interactions. Here, we describe an integrative approach to obtain long movement trajectories of a specific tandem pair within a crowd of ants. We describe a maze-like arena, video recording and editing, and movement tracking. We integrate two pieces of image-based tracking software that have distinct individual assignment strategies. This protocol aids comparative studies of recruitment communication across species. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Mizumoto et al. (2023)1 and Valentini et al. (2020).2.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:4

Enthalten in:

STAR protocols - 4(2023), 4 vom: 15. Dez., Seite 102769

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tanaka, Yasunari [VerfasserIn]
Valentini, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]
Pratt, Stephen C [VerfasserIn]
Shimoji, Hiroyuki [VerfasserIn]
Mizumoto, Nobuaki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Behavior
Evolutionary biology
Journal Article
Neuroscience

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.xpro.2023.102769

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM365512818