I. C. Tannure-Nascimento

Adaptive caste allocation modulated by resource distance in Pheidole oxyops

Abstract Caste deployment in social insects reflects trade-offs between resource profitability and spatial costs. We examined how Pheidole oxyops allocates minor and major workers when foraging on carbohydrate- (honey) and protein-rich (sardine) baits placed at two distances (1 m...