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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...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Gordon, Deborah (Deborah M.)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2010.
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Table des matières:
  • The ant colony as a complex system
  • Colony organization
  • Interaction networks
  • Colony size
  • Relations with neighbors
  • Ant evolution
  • Modeling ant behavior.