Emergence, self-organization and network efficiency in gigantic termite-nest-networks build using simple rules

Autor:	Griffon, Diego, Andara, Carmen, Jaffe, Klaus
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Nonlinear Sciences - Adaptation and Self-Organizing Systems Nonlinear Sciences - Pattern Formation and Solitons Quantitative Biology - Populations and Evolution
Druh dokumentu:	Working Paper
Popis:	Termites, like many social insects, build nests of complex architecture. These constructions have been proposed to optimize different structural features. Here we describe the nest network of the termite Nasutitermes ephratae, which is among the largest nest-network reported for termites and show that it optimizes diverse parameters defining the network architecture. The network structure avoids multiple crossing of galleries and minimizes the overlap of foraging territories. Thus, these termites are able to minimize the number of galleries they build, while maximizing the foraging area available at the nest mounds. We present a simple computer algorithm that reproduces the basics characteristics of this termite nest network, showing that simple rules can produce complex architectural designs efficiently. Comment: This is an English version of the Spanish original as referenced below, Modelos y simulaciones biologicas: ecologia y evolucion. Harold P. de Vladar y Roberto Cipriani. (eds.) 2015
Databáze:	arXiv
Externí odkaz:	http://arxiv.org/abs/1506.01487 Zobrazit plný text záznamu View this record from Arxiv