A paradigm for self-organisation: New inspiration from ant foraging trails

Romanian Journal of Information Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 253-265

  Jackson, D E ^a   Bicak, M ^a   Holcombe, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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