Optimisation in a natural system: Argentine ants solve the Towers of Hanoi

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-58

  Reid, Chris R ^a   Sumpter, David J T ^b   Beekman, Madeleine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Argentine ants; Linepithema humile; Nature inspired algorithms; Optimisation problem; Trail pheromones

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GAME; MAZE TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ANTS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; MAZE LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FORMICIDAE; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 78651269940     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.048173     Document Type: Article

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