▪ Abstract Division of labor is one of the most basic and widely studied aspects of colony
behavior in social insects. Studies of division of labor are concerned with the integration of …

Individuals within social groups often show consistent differences in behaviour across time
and context. Such interindividual differences and the evolutionary challenge they present …

In this book, the biologist Raghavendra Gadagkar focuses on the single species he has
worked on throughout his career. Found throughout southern India, Ropalidia marginata is a …

Empirical evidence suggests that division of labor in insect societies is positively related to
group size both within and across taxa. Response threshold models (RTM) have been …

The collection and handling of colony resources such as food, water, and nest construction
material is often divided into subtasks in which the material is passed from one worker to …

A well-regulated division of labor has been one of the core adaptations leading to the
success of the social insects. Honeybee division of labor has been classically viewed as a …

The metabolic expense of producing and operating neural tissue required for adaptive
behaviour is considered a significant selective force in brain evolution. In primates, brain …

Highlights•We tested whether social context (number of workers) affects thermoregulatory
task performance in honeybees.•Honeybees were more likely to fan in groups of 3 or 10 …

In most primitively eusocial wasps new nests are initiated by a single female or by small
groups of females. To study the emergence of division of labor (DOL) among the nest …

To determine whether ecdysteroids are associated with reproductive division of labor in
Bombus terrestris, we measured their levels in hemolymph and ovaries of queens and …