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Fractal analysis of search behavior in ants

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  1. V. Fourcassié

    Present address: Université Libre de Bruxelles, Service de Chimie-Physique, B-1050, Bruxelles

  2. D. Coughlin

    Present address: Department of Biology, University of Victoria, V8W 2Y2, Victoria, BC, Canada

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    V. Fourcassié, D. Coughlin & J. F. A. Traniello

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Fourcassié, V., Coughlin, D. & Traniello, J.F.A. Fractal analysis of search behavior in ants. Naturwissenschaften 79, 87–89 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01131811

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