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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Main Author: Gordon, Deborah
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2010.
Series:Primers in complex systems.
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