Complexity of environment and parsimony of decision rules in insect societies

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 202, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 268-274

  Detrain, Claire ^a   Deneubourg, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DECISION MAKING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SELF ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL INSECT;

ANIMALIA; APHIDIDAE; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANT; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL FACILITATION;

EID: 0036018250     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543478     Document Type: Conference Paper

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