Population parameters of Drosophila larval cooperative foraging.
Amy Liao,
Christy Qian,
Sepideh Abdi
et al.
Abstract:Cooperative foraging behavior can be advantageous when there is a common exploitable resource. By cooperating, members of the group can take advantage of the potential of increased efficiency of working together as well as equitable distribution of the product. An experimental signature of cooperative foraging is an Allee effect where at a certain number of individuals, there is a peak of fitness. What happens when there are intruders especially ones that do not contribute to any work required for foraging? Dr… Show more
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