division of labor

Definition

[...] [Division of labor] refers to biases in the propensity of individuals to perform different tasks within a group [...]). In those cases where [...] [Division of labor] is so pervasive that workers ignore most tasks, the term, caste, is useful to refer to those individuals with the same task repertoire [...]. There are two basic classes of [...] [Division of labor] across the social insects: between queens and workers and amongst the workers for tasks unrelated to reproduction.

Reference

  1. Johnson BR. 2010 Division of labor in honeybees: form, function, and proximate mechanisms. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. Vol. 64, (3) pp. 305-316. doi: 10.1007/s00265-009-0874-7
Creator: Michael Rubinigg
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division of labor

EUPH Code (UID)

[3395]

EUPH IRI

https://app.pollinatorhub.eu/vocabulary/classes/3395

Created

2024-09-25

Updated

2025-04-06
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Author: Michael Rubinigg

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Author: Michael Rubinigg

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Danish
arbejdsdeling

Noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
Dutch; Flemish
werkverdeling

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
Dutch; Flemish
arbeidsverdeling

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
English
division of labor

Compound noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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French
division du travail

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
German
Arbeitsteilung

Noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
Italian
divisione del lavoro

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
Norwegian
arbeidsfordeling

Noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
Portuguese
divisão de trabalho

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan
diviziunea muncii

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
Spanish; Castilian
división del trabajo

Compound noun, Feminine, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
Approved
Swedish
arbetsdelning

Noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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Swedish
arbetsfördelning

Noun, Singular

Michael Rubinigg
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