Allee effects in an invasive social wasp: an experimental study in colonies of Vespula germanica

Abstract Allee effects rely on the existence of mutually beneficial intraspecific interactions that increase individual fitness and per capita growth rate, as the number of individuals in a population or group increases. When the number of individuals falls below a given number, the success of a gro...

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Main Authors: Romina Melo, Maité Masciocchi, Juan C. Corley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43527-7