The accuracy of Buffon's needle: A rule of thumb used by ants to estimate area

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 655-658

  Mugford, S T ^a   Mallon, E B ^a,b   Franks, N R ^a,c  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ants; Buffon's needle algorithm; Leptothorax albipennis; Nest measurement; Pheromones

Indexed keywords

ANT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NEST SITE; SITE SELECTION; SURFACE AREA;

FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPTOTHORAX; LEPTOTHORAX ALBIPENNIS;

EID: 0035673241     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/12.6.655     Document Type: Article

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