The influence of intraspecific competition on resource allocation during dependent colony foundation in a social insect.

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Organisms face a trade-off between investment in fewer, larger offspring, or more, smaller offspring. Most organisms can adjust investment through variation in the size and number of offspring in response to factors such as resource availability and competition. In some social animals, established colonies divide into groups of individuals that become autonomous, a process known as colony fission (also dependent...

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