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Ant encounters : interaction networks and colony behavior /
How do ant colonies get anything done, when no one is in charge? An ant colony operates without a central control or hierarchy, and no ant directs another. Instead, ants decide what to do based on the rate, rhythm, and pattern of individual encounters and interactions--resulting in a dynamic network...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Primers in complex systems.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The ant colony as a complex system
- Colony organization
- Interaction networks
- Colony size
- Relations with neighbors
- Ant evolution
- Modeling ant behavior.