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Model for Social Interaction Competition and Dominance in Ant Colonies

Model for Social Interaction Competition and Dominance in Ant Colonies
N. Anggriani, I. Aryani, Darmawati, A.K. Supriatna
Universitas Padjadjaran, AIP (American Institute of Physics) Conference Proceedings of Symposium on Biomathematics, ITB, 1578, pp 22-27., https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4866526
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Universitas Padjadjaran, AIP (American Institute of Physics) Conference Proceedings of Symposium on Biomathematics, ITB, 1578, pp 22-27., https://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4866526
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It has been known that characteristic of social life within ant colonies includes efficient class division, harmonious appearance, but also competition within nestmates. Conflict between queens, male and female labors frequently occurs due to different interest among class members. A mathematical model for interaction between queens, male and female workers in ant colonies is discussed here. Interesting phenomena such as male-male competition and queen dominance are analyzed and stable coexistence is shown. It is also shown that heavy competition is even necessary to maintain a certain level of coexistence in the colonies.

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