Path selection and foraging efficiency in Argentine ant transport networks

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1167-1179

  Garnier, Simon ^a   Guérécheau, Aurélie ^a   Combe, Maud ^a   Fourcassié, Vincent ^a   Theraulaz, Guy ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Bifurcation geometry; Foraging efficiency; Linepithema humile; Path selection; Transport networks

Indexed keywords

ANT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; POLARIZATION; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS);

FORMICIDAE; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 67349106139     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0741-6     Document Type: Article

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