Talk:Tandem running

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wtf is recruitment?

Never mind that, wtf is tandem running? A description of what the practice actually entails would be nice, seeing as how this is an encyclopedia n all. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.30.122.32 (talk) 07:46, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

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This reads like a dictionary definition not an encyclopedia article. Wood Thrush (talk) 16:45, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Sources

1. Franklin, E., & Franks, N. (2012). Individual and social learning in tandem-running recruitment by ants. Animal Behaviour, 84(2), 361-368.

(Here is the link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347212002138)

2. Basari, N., Bruendl, A., Hemingway, C., Roberts, N., Sendova-Franks, A., & Franks, N. (2013). Landmarks and ant search strategies after interrupted tandem runs. Journal of Experimental Biology,944-954. doi:10.1242

(Here is the link: http://jeb.biologists.org/content/early/2013/10/22/jeb.087296)

3. Basari, N., Laird-Hopkins, B., Sendova-Franks, A., Franks, N. (2014). Trail laying during tandem-running recruitment in the ant Temnothorax albipennis. Naturwissenschaften, 101, 549-556. .

(Here is the link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00114-014-1191-1/fulltext.html)

4. Franklin, E., Robinson, E., Marshall, J., Sendova-Franks, A., Franks, N. (2012). Do ants need to be old and experienced to teach? Journal of Experimental Biology, 215, 1287-1292.

(Here is the link: http://jeb.biologists.org/content/215/8/1287.full)

5. Matsuura, K., Kuno, E., Nishida, T. (2002). Homosexual Tandem Running as Selfish Herd inReticulitermes speratus: Novel Antipredatory Behavior in Termites. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 214, 63-70

(Here is the link: http://www.sciencedirect.com.proxy.lib.duke.edu/science/article/pii/S0022519301924476)

6. Agbogba, C. (1992)Settlement in the prey termite nest by the ponerine ant Pachycondyla caffraria (Smith), and tandem running signal analysis for the following ant. Journal of Ethology, 10 (2), 133-137

(Here is the link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02350117)

7. Franklin, E. L., Richardson, T. O., Sendova-Franks, A. B., Robinson, E. J., & Franks, N. R. (2011). Blinkered teaching: tandem running by visually impaired ants. Behavioral ecology and sociobiology, 65(4), 569-579. (Here is the link http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-010-1057-2)

8. Schultheiss, P., Raderschall, C. A., & Narendra, A. (2015). Follower ants in a tandem pair are not always naïve. Scientific Reports, 5. (Here is the link http://www.nature.com/articles/srep10747) Aewells14 (talk) 15:36, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

JIMMY DALTON PAGE REVIEW

Great start guys! After reading through your page I have a few suggestions that I think might improve the overall quality of the article. The first thing I noticed is that your introductory section is longer, and in some aspects, more detailed than your other sections. These lower sections should go more specifically into the behaviors and phenomenon you addressed in the opening paragraph. Since this behavior is not specific to the one species of ant you mention in your opening sentence, I think that you should start by opening up with a description of what the behavior is. As the page is written now, an initial read through makes it appear to apply to a single species of ant. As a reader, I felt that you jumped directly into the way this behavior occurs in only one type of ant, which is not the case as indicated by your picture and final section. Instead, if you were to apply this concept to ants and other insects that follow this behavior in general and then move the detailed description of the mechanism of the behavior in ants it would allow the page to follow a more logical progression, especially considering the fact that you mention the occurrence of tandem running in other species such as termites. I do like how you briefly address the social learning aspect behind tandem running in the introduction, and think this could be left there if the same learning process applies to all organisms that carry out this behavior.

Another thing to consider would be the organization of your more specific subsections lower down the page. Currently you have it divided into a category that describes the social learning in tandem running of the same ants you mentioned in the introduction as well as a separate category that describes how this behavior works in other organisms (termites). I think that if you structured these subcategories into less general categories it could also help the division of content of the page. For example, your subcategories could be Teaching and Social Learning (in which you could add to what you have by cutting this more technical information out of the introduction and adding it here, and also describe the learning mechanism in other organisms like termites if they differ in learning the behavior), Tandem Running in Ants (in which you could talk about the benefits and other consequences of this behavior), and Tandem Running in Other organisms (in which you could expand upon the little info you already have on the termites). In the 'other organisms' sections you also mention that it can help reduce the risk of individual predation, perhaps you could add additional benefits besides saving time to the portion about the ants.

Overall, I think your content is interesting and off to a strong start. However, I think that your page could be strengthened by using more references to add additional information. If you do add more information regarding this behavior and it seems too much to add to any specific section, don't be afraid to create a new subsection containing that information, it will only serve to give the reader more context if necessary and hopefully a better understanding of the phenomenon. Also, as I said above, I think that making the introduction more general and then using the more specific subsections lower down the page to convey the physical methodology, implications, and benefits of this behavior in ants and other organisms would give the page a more logical progression and make it easier for users to locate the information they are seeking. Currently it seems more like a page on the behavior of a specific ant species, and less about the behavior in general.

Lastly, you may want to hyperlink some of the more technical jargon to its respective wikipedia page for users to reference if they are unclear about something in the article. All in all this looks like its going to be a great page! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jamespgdaltoniii (talk • contribs) 03:27, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

Levi's suggestions

You all have definitely expanded your article. However, I think you can flesh the content out more and expand it some. I think it could really help your article if you provided some evolutionary background for tandem running. Also, and feel free to disagree with this, I think it would be cool if you highlight some similarities of tandem running to learned behaviors in other species of insects or even lesser related animals. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Levibrice (talk • contribs) 19:11, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

Laura's suggestions

Good work! I think you could add a lot more hyperlinks to your article, especially when you refer to different ant/termite species. Your hyperlink to your termite species actually doesn't lead to a wikipedia article, so try to have that link to an actual article. Your introduction is well-thought out, clear, and includes a good number of references. However, I think this information is a little specific/detailed for an introductory paragraph. Perhaps try to make this introduction a little less detailed, and add that detail to the rest of your article. You should definitely add a lot more information and references to the rest of your article, because it seems a little short as is. Your organization could also be improved by adding more sections and subsections.

Overall great start, but try to flesh it out a bit more!

Laura98.26.58.42 (talk) 00:27, 5 November 2015 (UTC)

Tommy's Suggestions

Seems like this is off to a really good start. A few quick suggestions: 1) Your intro is very detailed and the structure and content seem like they belong in the main ant paragraph instead. I'd suggest changing the intro to include general info and the involved species (then take out the section where species are listed). Then you could put all the specific information in a series of body paragraphs each with their own subheading (Social learning,