Ant Encounters: Interaction Networks and Colony Behavior - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Deborah M. GordonSeries:Primers in Complex Systems #1Publish date:2010-04-11Pages:184
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691138794ISBN-10:691138796UPC:9780691138794Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Life SciencesBook Topic:ZoologySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC194GB865
Ant Encounters: Interaction Networks and Colony Behavior
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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691138794ISBN-10:691138796UPC:9780691138794Book Category:ScienceBook Subcategory:Life SciencesBook Topic:ZoologySize:8.40 x 5.50 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SC194GB865
Deborah M. Gordon is professor of biology at Stanford University. She is the author of Ants at Work (Norton).
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