%0 Journal Article %1 Mitesser2007 %A Mitesser, Oliver %A Weissel, Norbert %A Strohm, Erhard %A Poethke, Hans-Joachim %D 2007 %J BMC Ecology %K olivermitesser %N 1 %P 16 %R 10.1186/1472-6785-7-16 %T Adaptive dynamic resource allocation in annual eusocial insects: environmental variation will not necessarily promote graded control %U https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-7-16 %V 7 %X According to the classical model of Macevicz and Oster, annual eusocial insects should show a clear dichotomous ``bang-bang'' strategy of resource allocation; colony fitness is maximised when a period of pure colony growth (exclusive production of workers) is followed by a single reproductive period characterised by the exclusive production of sexuals. However, in several species graded investment strategies with a simultaneous production of workers and sexuals have been observed. Such deviations from the ``bang-bang'' strategy are usually interpreted as an adaptive (bet-hedging) response to environmental fluctuations such as variation in season length or food availability.

@article{Mitesser2007, abstract = {According to the classical model of Macevicz and Oster, annual eusocial insects should show a clear dichotomous ``bang-bang'' strategy of resource allocation; colony fitness is maximised when a period of pure colony growth (exclusive production of workers) is followed by a single reproductive period characterised by the exclusive production of sexuals. However, in several species graded investment strategies with a simultaneous production of workers and sexuals have been observed. Such deviations from the ``bang-bang'' strategy are usually interpreted as an adaptive (bet-hedging) response to environmental fluctuations such as variation in season length or food availability.}, added-at = {2024-03-21T10:11:18.000+0100}, author = {Mitesser, Oliver and Weissel, Norbert and Strohm, Erhard and Poethke, Hans-Joachim}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2870039021b9a17b0b90fce208c3a7f94/fsfabrik}, day = 19, doi = {10.1186/1472-6785-7-16}, interhash = {8064f8511d8802eab752756aa7ec366f}, intrahash = {870039021b9a17b0b90fce208c3a7f94}, issn = {1472-6785}, journal = {BMC Ecology}, keywords = {olivermitesser}, month = dec, number = 1, pages = 16, timestamp = {2024-03-21T10:11:18.000+0100}, title = {Adaptive dynamic resource allocation in annual eusocial insects: environmental variation will not necessarily promote graded control}, url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6785-7-16}, volume = 7, year = 2007 }