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Self-Organization in Social Insects

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  • Eric Bonabeau
  • Guy Theraulza
  • Jean-Louis Deneubourg
  • Serge Aron
  • Scott Camazine

Abstract

Self-organization was originally introduced in the context of physics and chemistry to describe how microscopic processes give rise to macroscopic structures in out-of-equilibrium systems. Recent research, that extends this concept to ethology, suggests that it provides a concise description of a wide rage of collective phenomena in animals, especially in social insects. This description does not rely on individual complexity to account for complex spatiotemporal features which emerge at the colony level, but rather assumes that interactions among simple individuals can produce highly structured collective behaviors.

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  • Eric Bonabeau & Guy Theraulza & Jean-Louis Deneubourg & Serge Aron & Scott Camazine, 1997. "Self-Organization in Social Insects," Working Papers 97-04-032, Santa Fe Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:wop:safiwp:97-04-032
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    1. Eric Bonabeau & Florian Henaux & Sylvain Gu'erin & Dominique Snyers & Pascale Kuntz & Guy Theraulaz, 1998. "Routing in Telecommunications Networks with ``Smart'' Ant-Like Agents," Working Papers 98-01-003, Santa Fe Institute.
    2. C. Ronald Kube & Eric Bonabeau, 1999. "Cooperative Transport By Ants and Robots," Working Papers 99-01-008, Santa Fe Institute.
    3. Christoph Grüter & Roger Schürch & Tomer J Czaczkes & Keeley Taylor & Thomas Durance & Sam M Jones & Francis L W Ratnieks, 2012. "Negative Feedback Enables Fast and Flexible Collective Decision-Making in Ants," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 7(9), pages 1-11, September.
    4. Lee, S.-H. & Bardunias, P. & Su, N.-Y., 2008. "Two strategies for optimizing the food encounter rate of termite tunnels simulated by a lattice model," Ecological Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 213(3), pages 381-388.
    5. Ricard V. Solé & Eric Bonabeau & Jordi Delgado & Pau Fernández & Jesus Marín, 1999. "Pattern Formation and Optimization in Army Ant Raids," Working Papers 99-10-074, Santa Fe Institute.
    6. Eric Bonabeau & Andrej Sobkowski & Guy Theraulaz & Jean-Louis Deneubourg, 1998. "Adaptive Task Allocation Inspired by a Model of Division of Labor in Social Insects," Working Papers 98-01-004, Santa Fe Institute.
    7. Barbara Casillas-Pérez & Katarína Boďová & Anna V. Grasse & Gašper Tkačik & Sylvia Cremer, 2023. "Dynamic pathogen detection and social feedback shape collective hygiene in ants," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 14(1), pages 1-14, December.
    8. Gilbert Babin & Thierry Jouve & Peter Kropf & Jean Vaucher, 2002. "Experimenting with Gnutella Communities," CIRANO Working Papers 2002s-55, CIRANO.
    9. Hozefa M. Botee & Eric Bonabeau, 1999. "Evolving Ant Colony Optimization," Working Papers 99-01-009, Santa Fe Institute.

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