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Task Partitioning in Insect Societies. I. Effect of Colony Size on Queueing Delay and Colony...
- Source :
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American Naturalist . Nov99, Vol. 154 Issue 5, p521. 15p. 1 Diagram, 2 Charts, 6 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- Part I. Focuses on a study of task partitioning in insect societies regarding the effect of colony size on the amount of time lost because of queuing delays in direct transfer from foragers to receivers and on colony ergonomic efficiency. Use of a computer simulation model; Results and discussion; Conclusion.
- Subjects :
- *INSECT societies
*INSECTS
*COLONIES (Biology)
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00030147
- Volume :
- 154
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- American Naturalist
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 2618934
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1086/303255