Individual rules for trail pattern formation in Argentine ants (Linepithema humile).
We studied the formation of trail patterns by Argentine ants exploring an empty arena. Using a novel imaging and analysis technique we estimated pheromone concentrations at all spatial positions in the experimental arena and at different times. Then we derived the response function of individual ant...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3400603?pdf=render |