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Collective action selection in social insect colonies

  • Marshall James

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    Abstract

    Action selection is a problem that is faced not only by individual organisms, but also by collectives of organisms. Colonies of social insects are highly integrated units that frequently perform optimal collective action selection in a decentralised manner. Social insect colonies provide very accessible model systems for studying the mechanisms underlying such action selection processes. This paper discusses models of two action selection mechanisms in insect colonies, and speculates as to the potential for comparing action selection in such colonies to action selection in individuals.
    Translated title of the contributionCollective action selection in social insect colonies
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)143-145
    JournalBryson et al. (eds) Modelling Natural Action Selection: Proceedings of an International Workshop
    Publication statusPublished - 2005

    Bibliographical note

    ISBN: 1902956409
    Publisher: AISB Press
    Name and Venue of Conference: Bryson et al. (eds) Modelling Natural Action Selection: Proceedings of an International Workshop
    Other identifier: 2001090

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