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SUBMITTER: Sakiyama T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5666022 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20171101 1
The droplets of a set of ants were studied while they constructed a bridge. A droplet is a group of ants derived from a larger group. Several experimental studies have revealed the droplet dynamics of ants that resemble the self-organising characteristics that are displayed in their physico-chemical systems. However, little is known regarding how these typical behaviours emerge from individual decision-making. In this study, I developed an agent-based model where artificial ants aggregated, ther ...[more]