Toyoizumi, Hiroshi and Field, Jeremy (2014) Dynamics of social queues. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 346. pp. 16-22. ISSN 0022-5193

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Abstract

Queues formed by social wasps to inherit the dominant position in the nest are analyzed by using a transient quasi-birth-and-death (QBD) process. We show that the extended nest lifespan due to division of labor between queen and helpers has a big impact on nest productivity.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Life Sciences > Evolution, Behaviour and Environment
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history > QH0301 Biology
Depositing User:	Tom Gittoes
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2015 14:49
Last Modified:	06 Mar 2017 21:47
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/53274

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