Multi-Agent Simulations of Intra-colony Violence in Ants

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dc.contributor.authorMartin, Kit
dc.contributor.authorSengupta, Pratim
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-25T20:04:13Z
dc.date.available2020-05-25T20:04:13Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.descriptionArticle submitted and approved for publication.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper seeks to elucidate key aspects of a rarely-studied interaction in ant colonies -- intra-colony violence -- using multi-agent-based computational simulations. A central finding is that intra-colony violence is heritable, though not prevalent. Results from our simulations reveal specific conditions in which such infrequent forms of violence occur and can be inherited, which in turn helps us understand why Atta cephalotes may persist killing colony members, even though it dampens colony carrying capacity. We also discuss the concerns and implications of our work for modeling conflict and violence more broadly, which in turn raises questions about the ontological nature of the computational and evolutionary models.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationMartin, K., & Sengupta, P. (2020). Multi-Agent Simulations of Intra-colony Violence in Ants. "International Conference of Complex Systems: proceedings" (2020).en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/37881
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/112121
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dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.publisher.departmentOtheren_US
dc.publisher.institutionNorthwestern Universityen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen_US
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dc.subjectMulti-Agent Simulationsen_US
dc.subjectEmergenceen_US
dc.subjectAnt Coloniesen_US
dc.subjectViolenceen_US
dc.titleMulti-Agent Simulations of Intra-colony Violence in Antsen_US
dc.title.alternativeICCS 2020: proceedingsen_US
dc.typeconference paperen_US
dc.typeconference proceedingsen_US
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