Optimal investment allocation in primitively eusocial bees: A balance model based on resource limitation of the queen

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 234-241

  Mitesser, O ^a   Weissel, N ^a   Strohm, E ^b   Poethke, H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Halictids; Investment limitation; Optimal investment; Optimality model; Resource allocation

Indexed keywords

BEE; COLONY; EUSOCIALITY; FITNESS; LIFE CYCLE; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SOCIAL INSECT;

APOIDEA; HALICTIDAE; HEXAPODA; LASIOGLOSSUM MALACHURUM;

EID: 34548015394     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-007-0937-6     Document Type: Article

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