Emergence, self-organization and network efficiency in gigantic termite-nest-networks build using simple rules

Termites, like many social insects, build nests of complex architecture. These constructions have been proposed to optimize different structural features. Here we describe the nest network of the termite Nasutitermes ephratae, which is among the largest nest-network reported for termites and show th...

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Hauptverfasser:	Griffon, Diego, Andara, Carmen, Jaffe, Klaus
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Physics - Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems Physics - Pattern Formation and Solitons Quantitative Biology - Populations and Evolution
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