The metabolic costs of building ant colonies from variably sized subunits.

Landbrug og biologi

• Pheidole 100%
• ant colonies 88%
• production costs 65%
• energy 40%
• allometry 40%

Geo- og miljøvidenskab

• ant 81%
• caste 38%
• cost 35%
• production cost 20%
• worker caste 17%
• allometry 11%
• energy demand 9%
• energetics 7%
• rate 5%
• energy 4%
• effect 2%