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SUBMITTER: Poissonnier LA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6805160 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Poissonnier Laure-Anne LA Motsch Sebastien S Gautrais Jacques J Buhl Camille C Dussutour Audrey A
eLife 20191022
Efficient transportation is crucial for urban mobility, cell function and the survival of animal groups. From humans driving on the highway, to ants running on a trail, the main challenge faced by all collective systems is how to prevent traffic jams in crowded environments. Here, we show that ants, despite their behavioral simplicity, have managed the tour de force of avoiding the formation of traffic jams at high density. At the macroscopic level, we demonstrated that ant traffic is best descr ...[more]