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SWARM INTELLIGENCE
From Natural to Artificial Systems
Eric Bonabeau
Sante Fe Institute
Sante Fe, New Mexico USA
Marco Dorigo
FNRS
Belgium
Guy Theraulaz
CNRS
France
Sante Fe Institute
Studies in the Sciences plexity
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Oxford University Press
1999
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Bonabeau, Eric.
Swarm intelligence : from natural to artificial intelligence / by
Eric Bonabeau, Marco Dorigo, Guy Theraulaz.
p. cm.
Includes bibliography references and index.
ISBN 0-19-513158-4 (cloth); ISBN 0-19-513159-2 (pbk.)
1. Artificial intelligence. 2. Insect societies. 3. Insects—Psychology.
4. Biological models. I. Theraulaz, Guy.
II. Dorigo, Margo. III. Title.
1999
—dc21 98-49821
9876
Printed in the United States of America
on acid-free paper
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