%0 Journal Article %1 Mitesser2006 %A Mitesser, Oliver %A Weissel, Norbert %A Strohm, Erhard %A Poethke, Hans-Joachim %D 2006 %J BMC Evolutionary Biology %K olivermitesser %N 1 %P 45 %R 10.1186/1471-2148-6-45 %T The evolution of activity breaks in the nest cycle of annual eusocial bees: a model of delayed exponential growth %U https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-6-45 %V 6 %X Social insects show considerable variability not only in social organisation but also in the temporal pattern of nest cycles. In annual eusocial sweat bees, nest cycles typically consist of a sequence of distinct phases of activity (queen or workers collect food, construct, and provision brood cells) and inactivity (nest is closed). Since the flight season is limited to the time of the year with sufficiently high temperatures and resource availability, every break reduces the potential for foraging and, thus, the productivity of a colony. This apparent waste of time has not gained much attention.

@article{Mitesser2006, abstract = {Social insects show considerable variability not only in social organisation but also in the temporal pattern of nest cycles. In annual eusocial sweat bees, nest cycles typically consist of a sequence of distinct phases of activity (queen or workers collect food, construct, and provision brood cells) and inactivity (nest is closed). Since the flight season is limited to the time of the year with sufficiently high temperatures and resource availability, every break reduces the potential for foraging and, thus, the productivity of a colony. This apparent waste of time has not gained much attention.}, added-at = {2024-03-21T10:13:18.000+0100}, author = {Mitesser, Oliver and Weissel, Norbert and Strohm, Erhard and Poethke, Hans-Joachim}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/270ebcd160960fae4bfed9f64d188a927/fsfabrik}, day = 02, doi = {10.1186/1471-2148-6-45}, interhash = {708e90ec995e06ae13ebc899f56aa5e9}, intrahash = {70ebcd160960fae4bfed9f64d188a927}, issn = {1471-2148}, journal = {BMC Evolutionary Biology}, keywords = {olivermitesser}, month = jun, number = 1, pages = 45, timestamp = {2024-03-21T10:13:18.000+0100}, title = {The evolution of activity breaks in the nest cycle of annual eusocial bees: a model of delayed exponential growth}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-6-45}, volume = 6, year = 2006 }