Efficient Allocation of Labor Maximizes Brood Development and Explains Why Intermediate-Sized Groups Perform Best During Colony-Founding in the Ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus

Efficient Allocation of Labor Maximizes Brood Development and Explains Why Intermediate-Sized Groups Perform Best During Colony-Founding in the Ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus

Cooperation in nature is usually between relatives, but unrelated individuals can also cooperate, requiring significant benefits to outweigh the costs of helping non-kin. Unrelated queens of the ant, Pogonomyrmex californicus, work together to found a new colony, a phenomenon known as pleometrosis....

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Main Authors: Zachary J. Shaffer, Sara Dreyer, Rebecca M. Clark, Stephen C. Pratt, Jennifer H. Fewell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
ant foundresses
cooperative nest-founding
pleometrosis
Pogonomyrmex californicus
seed-harvester ants
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2022.768752/full

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