Mathematical model of self-organizing hierarchies in animal societies

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 661-717

  Bonabeau, Eric ^a   Theraulaz, Guy ^b   Deneubourg, Jean Louis ^c  

^a ORANGE LABS   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

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EID: 0030199164     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02459478     Document Type: Article

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