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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Nature Portfolio
2020-08-01
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Edice: | Scientific Reports |
On-line přístup: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70497-x |