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Group and Mass Recruitment in Ant Colonies: The Influence of Contact Rates

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  • Eric Bonabeau
  • Guy Theraulaz
  • Jean-Louis Deneubourg

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The influence of contact rates on the efficiency (the ability to exploit a profitable environment) and flexibilty (the ability to track a changing environment) of foraging in ants is studied theoretically in the case where foraging relies on a mixture of group and mass recruitment. It is shown that a combination of efficiency and flexibility can be reached across a range of group sizes (1) mass recruitment is combined with a low level of group recruitment, and (2) contact rates are weakly regulated. These results are discussed in relation to empirical work. To appear in: J. Theor. Biol.

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  • Eric Bonabeau & Guy Theraulaz & Jean-Louis Deneubourg, 1998. "Group and Mass Recruitment in Ant Colonies: The Influence of Contact Rates," Working Papers 98-07-063, Santa Fe Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:wop:safiwp:98-07-063
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    Ants; foraging; recruitment; flexibility; contact rates;
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