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Within animal populations there is variation among individuals in their tendency to be social, where more sociable individuals associate more with other individuals. Consistent inter‐individual variation in ‘sociability’ is considered one of the major axes of personality variation in animals along with aggressiveness, activity, exploration and boldness. Not only is variation in sociability important...
1. The study of behavioural variability has a long research tradition in social insects. Because of their contribution to division of labour, between‐individual variations have been mostly studied within the worker caste. In contrast, the level of behavioural variation between queens has been much less studied.
2. In ants, a high level of behavioural variability could contribute to the ecological...