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A distributed algorithm to maintain and repair the trail networks of arboreal ants

We study how the arboreal turtle ant (Cephalotes goniodontus) solves a fundamental computing problem: maintaining a trail network and finding alternative paths to route around broken links in the network. Turtle ants form a routing backbone of foraging trails linking several nests and temporary food...

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Autores principales: Chandrasekhar, Arjun, Gordon, Deborah M., Navlakha, Saket
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6006367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29915325
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27160-3