Task Allocation in Ant Colonies

Task Allocation in Ant Colonies

In this paper we propose a mathematical model for studying the phenomenon of division of labor in ant colonies. Inside this model we investigate how simple task allocation mechanisms can be used to achieve an optimal division of labor. We believe the proposed model captures the essential biological...

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Main Authors: Cornejo, Alejandro (Author), Dornhaus, Anna (Author), Nagpal, Radhika (Author), Lynch, Nancy Ann (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag, 2017-09-26T18:08:43Z.
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