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Reduction of foraging work and cooperative breeding
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posted on 2023-06-08, 20:16 authored by Hiroshi Toyoizumi, Jeremy FieldUsing simple stochastic models, we discuss how cooperative breeders, especially wasps and bees, can improve their productivity by reducing foraging work. In a harsh environment, where foraging is the main cause of mortality, such breeders achieve greater productivity by reducing their foraging effort below full capacity, and they may thrive by adopting cooperative breeding. This could prevent the population extinction of cooperative breeders under conditions where a population of lone breeders cannot be maintained.
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Acta BiotheoreticaISSN
0001-5342Publisher
Springer VerlagExternal DOI
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2Volume
62Page range
123-132Department affiliated with
- Evolution, Behaviour and Environment Publications
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2015-03-09Usage metrics
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