A mathematical model of foraging in a dynamic environment by trail-laying Argentine ants

DOI10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.04.003zbMath1397.92765OpenAlexW2005943972WikidataQ47781540 ScholiaQ47781540MaRDI QIDQ1784803

Madeleine Beekman, Martin Middendorf, Kai Ramsch, Chris R. Reid

Publication date: 27 September 2018

Published in: Journal of Theoretical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2012.04.003

zbMATH Keywords

ant behaviourdirectional navigationindividual based simulationpheromone trail networks

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Animal behavior (92D50) Software, source code, etc. for problems pertaining to biology (92-04)

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Uses Software

• Repast Suite

Cites Work

• Path efficiency of ant foraging trails in an artificial network