Before revision:  We predict a non-equilibrium phase transition between a local quorum sensing (LQS) regime at low dispersal, with AI signaling dynamics primarily controlled by the local population density of colonies, and a global quorum sensing (GQS) regime at high dispersal , with the dynamics being governed by the collective metapopulation density.
After revision:  We predict a non-equilibrium phase transition between a local quorum sensing (LQS) regime at low dispersal, with AI signaling dynamics primarily controlled by the local population densities of individual colonies, and a global quorum sensing (GQS) regime at high dispersal , with the dynamics being governed by the collective metapopulation density.