title: Dynamics of social queues.
abstract: Queues formed by social wasps to inherit the dominant position in the nest are analyzed by using a transient quasi-birth-and-death (QBD) process. We show that the extended nest lifespan due to division of labor between queen and helpers has a big impact on nest productivity.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Accounting, and Department of Applied Mathematics, Waseda University, Nishi-waseda 1-6-1, Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-8050, Japan. Electronic address: toyoizumi@waseda.jp.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toyoizumi
authors.affiliation: School of Life Sciences, John Maynard Smith Building, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QG, UK. Electronic address: j.field@sussex.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jeremy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Field
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D008954:Models, Biological; D009425:Nesting Behavior; D009716:Numerical Analysis, Computer-Assisted; D012930:Social Dominance; D014863:Wasps / Q000502:physiology*
keywords: Division of labor; Quasi-birth-and-death process; Social queue