Emerging patterns and food recruitment in ants: An analytical study

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 198, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 575-592

  Nicolis, S C ^a   Deneubourg, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; EMERGENCE; MODEL; RECRUITMENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; COMPETITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0033591594     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1999.0934     Document Type: Article

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