ArticleJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2023
Explaining workers' inactivity in social colonies from first principles.
Article in Journal of the Royal Society, Interface, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- Dynamic workforce modulation and foraging efficiency in Eusocial insect colonies.PLoS computational biology · 2026Article
- Age polyethism can emerge from social learning: A game-theoretic investigation.PLoS computational biology · 2025Article
- Randomness as a driver of inactivity in social groups.PLoS computational biology · 2024Article
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- Explaining workers' inactivity in social colonies from first principles.Journal of the Royal Society, Interface · 2023Article
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Abstract
Social insects are among the ecologically most successful collectively living organisms, with efficient division of labour a key feature of this success. Surprisingly, these efficient colonies often have a large proportion of inactive workers in their workforce, sometimes referred to as
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