An agent-based model to investigate the roles of attractive and repellent pheromones in ant decision making during foraging

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 255, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 250-258

  Robinson, Elva J H ^a   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a   Holcombe, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agent model; Foraging trail; Pharaoh's ant; Robustness; Self organisation

Indexed keywords

PHEROMONE;

ANT; DECISION MAKING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PHEROMONE; SELF ORGANIZATION;

ANT; ARTICLE; COLONY FORMATION; DECISION MAKING; FORAGING; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ANTS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHEROMONES;

MONOMORIUM PHARAONIS;

EID: 54249134717     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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