Table 2.
Presence of individuals of parental generation in different nest stages.
| Nest stage | No adult | M | MM | F | MF | MMF | MMMF | All nests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newly excavated nest | 0 | 46 | 0 | 9 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| Discarded nest | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Active brood nest | 11 | 35 | 0 | 40 | 527 | 8 | 1 | 622 |
| Full brood nest | 494 | 29 | 1 | 102 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 672 |
| FBN ~ guarded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| FBN ~ orphaned | 139 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| FBN ~ plugged | 353 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 359 |
| Full-mature brood nest | 102 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 177 |
| Mature brood nests | 68 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
FBN full brood nest, M male, F female.