Colony co-founding in ants is an active process by queens
Abstract Cooperative breeding may be selected for in animals when, on average, it confers greater benefits than solitary breeding. In a number of eusocial insects (i.e., ants, bees, wasps, and termites), queens join together to co-create new nests, a phenomenon known as colony co-founding. It has be...
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Main Authors: | Serge Aron, Jean-Louis Deneubourg |
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Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/04b183a3004b4cb68f0257e4c7fc914c |
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