The role of colony size on tunnel branching morphogenesis in ant nests

Many ant species excavate nests that are made up of chambers and interconnecting tunnels. There is a general trend of an increase in nest complexity with increasing population size. This complexity reflects a higher ramification and anastomosis of tunnels that can be estimated by the meshedness coef...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2014-10, Vol.9 (10), p.e109436
Hauptverfasser:	Gautrais, Jacques, Buhl, Camille, Valverde, Sergi, Kuntz, Pascale, Theraulaz, Guy
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Analysis Anastomosis Animal behavior Animal cognition Animals Ants Biology and Life Sciences Colonies Complexity Computer and Information Sciences Computer Science Dynamic tests Excavation Experiments Group dynamics Group size Laboratories Machine Learning Mathematical models Messor Morphogenesis Morphogenesis - physiology Nesting Behavior Nests Nonlinear Dynamics Population Density Population growth Population number Psychology, Social Social Behavior Transportation networks Tunneling Tunnels Workers (insect caste)
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