Platythyrea punctata

1. Isolation decreases egg-laying rate in P. punctata.

   “egg-laying rates declined over time in the absence of supportive workers”

   Model organismsin isolation without supportive workers

   The Fecundity-Longevity Trade-Off in a Clonal Eusocial Insect: In Isolation, Subordinate Workers Match Dominants in Reproduction

   The American naturalist·19 Mar 2026

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