| The emergence of the concept of a tool in food-retrieving behavior of the ants Formica japonica Motschulsky. | |
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PMID: 10367976 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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We propose a weak definition for the usage of a tool for an ethological study of ants. In particular, we illustrate the usage of a cart in experiments on the transportation of foods by ants as employing a logical structure including a contradiction. The contradiction originates in ruling out the very term 'tool' from the description of the behavior of the animals. Focusing on a self-similar structure underlying the description of a contradiction, we observe a particular time-series sequence of ants' behaviors following a 1/f or Zipf's law. The behaviors following the 1/f or Zipf's law manifest an appropriateness of the notion of a cart as a logical jump. |
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Authors:
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N Kitabayashi; Y Kusunoki; Y P Gunji |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Bio Systems Volume: 50 ISSN: 0303-2647 ISO Abbreviation: BioSystems Publication Date: 1999 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1999-07-15 Completed Date: 1999-07-15 Revised Date: 2003-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0430773 Medline TA: Biosystems Country: IRELAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 143-56 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kobe University, Nada Kobe, Japan. |
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Animals Ants / physiology* Feeding Behavior* |
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