TaskSelSim: A model of the self-organization of the division of labour in honeybees

Mathematical and Computer Modelling of Dynamical Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 101-125

  Schmickl, T ^a   Crailsheim, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Division of labour; Honeybees; Multi agent system; Self organization; Simulation

Indexed keywords

DIVISION OF LABOUR; EMPIRICAL EXPERIMENTS; HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENTS; HONEYBEE COLONIES; HONEYBEES; MULTI-AGENT MODEL; SELF ORGANIZATIONS; SIMULATION;

EXPERIMENTS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 40849114732     PISSN: 13873954     EISSN: 17445051     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13873950701846662     Document Type: Article

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