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Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

Student Competition Poster

Undergrad SysEB: Biodiversity, Biogeography, and Taxonomy

D3092: Effect of age on metabolic rates in Camponotus floridanus ants

Monday, November 1, 2021
9:00 AM – 6:30 PM MT
Location:: Exhibit Hall F
Student Competition In-Person Poster

    Presenting Author(s)

  • EA

    Emily Allen

    University of Scranton
    Scott Township, Pennsylvania, United States

    • Co-Author(s)

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    Marc Seid

    Associate Professor
    University of Scranton
    Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

Age-based polyethism is an important component of ant colony dynamics. Within an ant colony, individuals assume different jobs based on their age. Older ants have a tendency to forage, while younger ants stay within the colony and complete various tasks. Because these different jobs have different physical and mental requirements, metabolic rates may change with age due to the ant now having a different task in addition to the maturation process. We hypothesized that metabolic rate would change according to the change in age and associated tasks and so we measured metabolic rates of ants at different ages and different group sizes. We found differences between metabolic rates of ants with different tasks and we will discuss these differences in regard to polyethism.