- This is
termed as age
polyethism. Time- and season-related
specialization may also be
termed more
generically as
temporal polyethism. The
mechanisms involved...
- what are
called temporal castes. Such age-based task-specialization or
polyethism has been
suggested as
having evolved due to the high
casualties involved...
-
germanica workers suggests limited temporal polyethism exists within the species.
Temporal polyethism is a
mechanism in
which workers specialize on...
- termites, thrips, and aphids,
while in
other cases it is age-based (temporal
polyethism), as with
honey bee foragers, who are the
oldest members of the colony...
- 30
October 2013. Hinze, B.; Leuthold, R. H. (1999-11-01). "Age
related polyethism and
activity rhythms in the nest of the
termite Macrotermes bellicosus...
-
laying workers, queens, and
drones Different behaviors of bees, such as
polyethism (specialization in
certain tasks) or task
allocation and partitioning...
- Bibcode:1964NW.....51...49R. doi:10.1007/BF00603442. S2CIDÂ 27276793.
Temporal Polyethism in
BeesArchived 2011-07-23 at the
Wayback Machine The B****eepers Waring...
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psychology Sociality eusociality evolution presociality Dunbar's
number Polyethism Supporters Anne
Campbell Noam
Chomsky Richard Dawkins Daniel Dennett Sarah...
- in
foraging habits ('path fidelity'). E.
opaciventre exhibits temporal polyethism, with
young workers performing more
brood care and
allogrooming than older...
- on
objects when
moving in the
swarm leaves this trail.
There is
clear polyethism among A.
pallipes where the
young workers care for the
larvae and older...
