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Resource sharing is sufficient for the emergence of division of labour

Kreider, Jan J. ; Janzen, Thijs ; Bernadou, Abel ; Elsner, Daniel ; Kramer, Boris H. ; Weissing, Franz J.



Abstract

Division of labour, where members of a group specialise on different tasks, is a central feature of many social organisms. Using a theoretical model, the authors demonstrate that division of labour can emerge spontaneously within a group of entirely identical individuals. Division of labour occurs in a broad range of organisms. Yet, how division of labour can emerge in the absence of pre-existing ...

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