The complexity and hierarchical structure of tasks in insect societies

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 643-651

  Anderson, Carl ^a   Franks, Nigel R ^b   McShea, Daniel W ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INSECT;

INSECTA;

EID: 0035178918     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2001.1795     Document Type: Article

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