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Dynamics of social queues

Authors :
Hiroshi Toyoizumi
Jeremy Field
Source :
Journal of Theoretical Biology. :16-22
Publisher :
The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

Abstract

Queues formed by social wasps to inherit the dominant position in the nest are analyzed by using a transient quasi-birth-and-death (QBD) process. We show that the extended nest lifespan due to division of labor between queen and helpers has a big impact on nest productivity.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00225193
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Theoretical Biology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....87b064611385fbaf3da9a3a488bbed22
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2013.12.017