Algorithms for task allocation in ants. (A study of temporal polyethism: Theory)

DOI10.1007/BF02460691zbMath0784.92026OpenAlexW4244544724WikidataQ124928773 ScholiaQ124928773MaRDI QIDQ688415

Chris Tofts

Publication date: 13 April 1994

Published in: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02460691

zbMATH Keywords

algorithmcommunicationMarkov chainsconcurrencypopulation modelsage structureallocating individual ants to tasksunavailability of workweak temporal structure

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Animal behavior (92D50)

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