Network approach to understanding the organization of and the consequence of targeted leader removal on an end-oriented task

Current Zoology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 269-277

  Annagiri, Sumana ^a   Kolay, Swetashree ^a   Paul, Bishwarup ^a   Sona, Chandan ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH KOLKATA   (India)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Diacamma indicum; Division of labor; Networks; Relocation; Tandem running

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021261355     PISSN: 16745507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cz/zow058     Document Type: Article

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