Is diversity in worker body size important for the performance of bumble bee colonies?
J. G. Holland, S. Nakayama, M. Porfiri, O. Nov, G. Bloch
This study manipulates worker body size diversity in bumble bee colonies and finds that diverse colonies perform better in some metrics, but homogeneous colonies can compensate through behavioral plasticity.
bioRxiv · May 6, 2020Animal Behavior & Cognition