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Topological efficiency in three-dimensional gallery networks of termite nests

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  • Perna, Andrea
  • Valverde, Sergi
  • Gautrais, Jacques
  • Jost, Christian
  • Solé, Ricard
  • Kuntz, Pascale
  • Theraulaz, Guy

Abstract

Transport networks are a key component of human and natural societies that enable efficient communication at a low cost. Here, we study the topological efficiency of the three-dimensional networks of galleries in termite nests and how spatial constraints affect the organisation of these networks. Cubitermes termite nests have far better than random transportation efficiency, but they do not reach theoretical optimal performance. We rather suggest a multiobjective process where a number of additional requirements, such as resilience to external attacks and the presence of spatial constraints, limit the ability of the system to achieve maximal transportation performance.

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  • Perna, Andrea & Valverde, Sergi & Gautrais, Jacques & Jost, Christian & Solé, Ricard & Kuntz, Pascale & Theraulaz, Guy, 2008. "Topological efficiency in three-dimensional gallery networks of termite nests," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 387(24), pages 6235-6244.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:387:y:2008:i:24:p:6235-6244
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2008.07.019
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    1. Viana, Matheus P. & Fourcassié, Vincent & Perna, Andrea & Costa, Luciano da F. & Jost, Christian, 2013. "Accessibility in networks: A useful measure for understanding social insect nest architecture," Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, Elsevier, vol. 46(C), pages 38-45.
    2. Guénaël Cabanes & Ellen van Wilgenburg & Madeleine Beekman & Tanya Latty, 2015. "Ants build transportation networks that optimize cost and efficiency at the expense of robustness," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 26(1), pages 223-231.
    3. Hisi, Andreia N.S. & Guimarães, Paulo R. & de Aguiar, Marcus A.M., 2010. "The role of predator overlap in the robustness and extinction of a four species predator–prey network," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 389(21), pages 4725-4733.
    4. Samuel Ellis & Daniel W. Franks & Elva J.H. Robinson, 2014. "Resource redistribution in polydomous ant nest networks: local or global?," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 25(5), pages 1183-1191.

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