Queens have been long-lived in captivity, and when they die or are removed from a colony one sees violent fighting for breeding status among the larger remaining females, leading to a takeover by a new queen.
这里的and以后应该是个完整的句子,when引出状语从句在句首,one是主语,sees是谓语,leading引导的分词是伴随结果修饰整句。可问题是,我不知道one在句中的意思是什么?a colony还是Queen,还是a new queen?
但是,“they die or are removed ”,这里Queen是被谁removed了?是不是新的Queen通过violent fighting夺权以后把旧的Queen removed了?如果是这样,one是不是指新的Queen,see有to experience something的意思。