Fig. 2From: Group demography affects ant colony performance and individual speed of queen and worker agingBrood production in colonies of the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior with different age compositions (mean, 95% CI). a Mean number of eggs produced during the first eight weeks after colony establishment and b) between colony establishment and the queen death, dependent on queen and worker age (12 weeks old vs. freshly eclosed when the colonies were set up). c Mean number of brood (eggs, larvae, pupae) produced between colony establishment and queen death, dependent on queen and worker ageBack to article page