Response thresholds alone cannot explain empirical patterns of division of labor in social insects

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Abstract
This study uses automated tracking of clonal raider ants and mathematical modeling to reveal how previously overlooked traits of larvae and workers might shape social organization in heterogeneous ant colonies. By incorporating the potential for variability in task efficiency among adults and task demand among larvae, the authors were able to account for all empirically observed phenomena.
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Authors Yuko Ulrich;Mari Kawakatsu;Christopher K. Tokita;Jonathan Saragosti;Vikram Chandra;Corina E. Tarnita;Daniel J. C. Kronauer;
Journal plos biology
Year 2021
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10.1371/journal.pbio.3001269
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https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3001269
Keywords
ants larvae genetics insects foraging social systems animal sociality collective animal behavior

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