Ant
The biological starting point for pheromone-guided foraging.
Mechanism
This entry groups ants collectively; the experimental evidence here is limited to the Argentine ant.
Claims & sources
EvidenceIn the studied Argentine-ant foraging experiment, pheromone trails influence path choice through the environment, an instance of stigmergic coordination.
Confidence is an editorial assessment of support, not a mathematical probability.
A Brief History of Stigmergy (opens in a new tab)
- Authors
- Guy Theraulaz, Eric Bonabeau
- Organization
- MIT Press
- Source type
- Peer-reviewed paper
- Publication date
- Exact date not established; see publication details
- Publication / identifier
- Artificial Life 5(2), 97–116; April 1999 (day not established from retrieved DOI metadata)
- DOI
- 10.1162/106454699568700
- Accessed
- Source availability
- Available
Supports — Pheromone trails exemplify environmental feedback.
Section 4, p. 111. Reviewed original PDF: https://static.ias.edu/pitp/archive/2012files/29.pdf#page=15
Self-organized shortcuts in the Argentine ant (opens in a new tab)
- Authors
- S. Goss, S. Aron, J. L. Deneubourg, J. M. Pasteels
- Organization
- Springer-Verlag
- Source type
- Peer-reviewed paper
- Publication date
- Exact date not established; see publication details
- Publication / identifier
- Naturwissenschaften 76(12), 579–581; December 1989 (day not established)
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF00462870
- Accessed
- Source availability
- Available
Supports — Specific to the Argentine-ant bridge experiment; not generalized to all ants or guaranteed shortest paths.
pp. 579–580, bridge experiment and choice-and-mark model. Reviewed author-uploaded original: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/215444190_Self-organized_shortcuts_in_the_Argentine_Ant_Naturwissenschaften_76_579-581
Freshness
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- Updated
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