| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 167 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Primers in complex systems
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Primers in complex systems.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The ant colony as a complex system -- Colony organization -- Interaction networks -- Colony size -- Relations with neighbors -- Ant evolution -- Modeling ant behavior. |
| Summary |
How do ant colonies get anything done, when no one is in charge? An ant colony operates without a central control or hierarchy, and no ant directs another. Instead, ants decide what to do based on the rate, rhythm, and pattern of individual encounters and interactions--resulting in a dynamic network that coordinates the functions of the colony. Ant Encounters provides a revealing and accessible look into ant behavior from this complex systems perspective. Focusing on the moment-to-moment behavior of ant colonies, Deborah Gordon investigates the role of interaction networks in regulating colony. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ants -- Behavior.
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Ants -- Behavior. |
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Insect societies.
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Insect societies. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gordon, Deborah (Deborah M.). Ant encounters. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2010 9780691138794 (DLC) 2009031028 (OCoLC)433548903 |
| ISBN |
9781400835447 (electronic book) |
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1400835445 (electronic book) |
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1282645072 |
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9781282645073 |
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0691138796 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780691138794 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780691138794 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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