Individual discrimination capability and collective decision-making

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 239, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 313-323

  Millor, J ^a   Ame J M ^a   Halloy, J ^a   Deneubourg, J L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amplification; Collective decision making; Kin discrimination; Recruitment; Social insect

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

KIN RECOGNITION; PHEROMONE; SOCIAL INSECT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INSECT SOCIETY; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TEAMWORK;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); GROUP PROCESSES; PHEROMONES;

ANIMALIA; BLATTARIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33644912101     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.07.020     Document Type: Article

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