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Colony size predicts division of labour in attine ants

Division of labour is central to the ecological success of eusocial insects, yet the evolutionary factors driving increases in complexity in division of labour are little known. The size–complexity hypothesis proposes that, as larger colonies evolve, both non-reproductive and reproductive division o...

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Autores principales: Ferguson-Gow, Henry, Sumner, Seirian, Bourke, Andrew F. G., Jones, Kate E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4173680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25165765
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2014.1411