Traffic dynamics of the leaf-cutting ant, Atta cephalotes

American Naturalist

Volumn 159, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 283-293

  Burd, Martin ^a   Archer, Debbie ^a   Aranwela, Nuvan ^a   Stradling, David J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ant trails; Fluid dynamics; Foraging; Self organization; Social insects

Indexed keywords

ANT; FLUID DYNAMICS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SELF ORGANIZATION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT;

ATTA CEPHALOTES; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0036183680     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/338541     Document Type: Article

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