Trail geometry gives polarity to ant foraging networks

Nature

Volumn 432, Issue 7019, 2004, Pages 907-909

  Jackson, Duncan E ^a   Holcombe, Mike ^a   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); FOOD PRESERVATIVES; RESEARCH;

ANT FORAGING NETWORKS; INSECT SOCIETIES; NATURAL NETWORKS; PHEROMONE TRAILS;

INSECT CONTROL;

PHEROMONE;

ANT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECT; PHEROMONE;

ANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORAGING; GEOMETRY; INFORMATION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; ORGANIZATION; PREDATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIETY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; CUES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GLASS; LOCOMOTION; ORIENTATION; PHEROMONES;

ARACHNIDA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MONOMORIUM PHARAONIS;

EID: 11144336586     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature03105     Document Type: Article

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