The ontogeny of the social structure in a captive Bombus terrestris colony
Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyPublished 1 September 1981
Cor van Honk, Pauline Hogeweg
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An analysis of the interaction—structure and dominance hierarchy in a captive Bombus terrestris colony shows that force of numbers, rather than senescense of the queen, seems to cause the queen's loss of dominance.
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In this paper the results are presented of an analysis of the interaction—structure and dominance hierarchy in a captive Bombus terrestris colony. The results show that:
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