Manipulation of worker size diversity does not affect colony fitness under natural conditions in the ant Temnothorax nylanderi
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology"
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-020-02885-2
Abstract: In social insects, within-colony worker diversity has long been thought to improve colony fitness. Recent studies start to question this assertion in species with moderate diversity. However, demonstrating an absence of effect is difficult as… read more here.
Keywords: size diversity; colony; size; worker size ... See more keywords