Division of labor is a complex phenomenon observed throughout nature. Theoretical studies
have focused either on its emergence through self-organization mechanisms or on its …

Resistance to and avoidance of stress slow aging and confer increased longevity in
numerous organisms. Honey bees and other superorganismal social insects have two main …

Construction behaviour occurs across the entire spectrum of the animal kingdom and affects
the survival of both builders and other organisms associated with them. Animal Architecture …

Division of labor (DOL) is a characteristic trait of insect societies, where tasks are generally
performed by specialized individuals. Inside workers focus on brood or nest care, while …

Different types of stochasticity play essential roles in shaping complex population dynamics.
This paper presents a novel approach to model demographic and environmental …

Honey bee division of labor is characterized by temporal polyethism, in which young
workers remain in the hive and perform tasks there, whereas old workers perform more risky …

In social insects, colonies commonly show temporal polyethism in worker behavior, such
that a worker follows a predictable pattern of changes between tasks as it ages. This pattern …

This study describes and quantifies the behavioural acts of two laboratory colonies of
Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus by investigating worker age polyethism. Twenty‐nine …

Who should take on risky tasks in an age-heterogeneous society? Life-history theory
predicts that, in social insects, riskier tasks should be undertaken by sterile individuals with a …

Division of labor in social insects is determinant to their ecological success. Recent models
emphasize that division of labor is an emergent property of the interactions among …