Resource limitation reveals a twofold benefit of eusociality
Emanuel A. Fronhofer, Jürgen Liebig, Oliver Mitesser, Hans Joachim Poethke
This paper develops a mathematical model showing that eusociality provides two benefits: reducing starvation risk and increasing reproductive output, leading to higher resource use efficiency and carrying capacity.
bioRxiv · May 12, 2016 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology