Figures 12.11


Relatedness of a given worker to other possible occupants of a hive.
Figures 12.11. Relatedness of a given worker to other possible occupants of a hive.

(After Whitfield 2002)

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  Section through the mound nest of the African fungus-farming termite Macrotermes natalensis (Isoptera: Termitidae) showing how air circulating in a series of passageways maintains favorable culture conditions for the fungus at the bottom of t he nest (a) and for the termite brood (b).
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  The basic spectrum of predator foraging and prey defense strategies, varying according to costs and benefits in both time and energy.