Hierarchy Establishment from Nonlinear Social Interactions and Metabolic Costs: An Application to <i>Harpegnathos saltator</i>

Social hierarchies are ubiquitous in social groups such as human societies and social insect colonies; however, the factors that maintain these hierarchies are less clear. Motivated by the shared reproductive hierarchy of the ant species <i>Harpegnathos saltator</i>, we have developed si...

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Main Authors: Carlos Bustamante-Orellana, Dingyong Bai, Jordy Cevallos-Chavez, Yun Kang, Benjamin Pyenson, Congbo Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-04-01
Series:Applied Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/9/4239