Reproductive restraint without policing in early stages of a social insect colony

Agriculture & Biology

• insect colonies 82%
• social insects 70%
• Camponotus floridanus 35%
• carpenter ants 32%
• eggs 23%
• social class 23%
• eating habits 21%
• queen insects 21%
• oviposition 16%
• Hymenoptera 16%
• prediction 13%
• larvae 11%
• testing 7%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• social insect 100%
• egg 24%
• worker caste 17%
• inclusive fitness 14%
• social group 11%
• ant 10%
• larva 8%
• cooperation 7%
• cost 4%
• prediction 4%
• test 3%
• worker policing 1%