Self-organization in biological systems / Scott Camazine ... [et al.] ; original line drawings by William Ristine and Mary Ellen Didion ; Starlogo programming by William Thies.
Camazine, Scott.
2001
QH313 .S477 2001 (Mapit)
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Title Self-organization in biological systems / Scott Camazine ... [et al.] ; original line drawings by William Ristine and Mary Ellen Didion ; Starlogo programming by William Thies.
ISBN 0691012113 (alk. paper)
Imprint Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2001.
Language English
Description viii, 538 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Call Number QH313 .S477 2001
Dewey Decimal Classification 570/.1/1
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. [497]-524) and index.
Added Author Camazine, Scott.
Series Princeton studies in complexity
Record Appears in On-Campus Resources > Books
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What is self-organization?
How self-organization works
Characteristics of self-organizing systems
Alternatives to self-organization
Why self-organization?
Investigation of self-organization
Misconceptions about self-organization
Pattern formation in slime molds and bacteria
Feeding aggregations of bark beetles
Synchronized flashing among fireflies
Fish schooling
Nectar source selection by honey bees
Trail formation in ants
The swarm raids of army ants
Colony thermoregulation in honey bees
Comb patterns in honey bee colonies
Wall building by ants
Termite mound building
Construction algorithms in wasps
Dominance hierarchies in paper wasps
Lessons, speculations, and the future of self-organization.

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