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Comparing the three bifurcation scenarios.
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posted on 2013-02-21, 00:05 authored by Robert Planqué, Jan Bouwe van den Berg, Nigel R. FranksAs colony size increases, three successions of recruitment methods may take place, indicated by , and . Depending on the relative magnitude of parameters , and , the ordering of the different methods changes. Note that in Case and , there are two attracting steady states for large, but as increases pheromone (scent) trails will most likely be used. See the text for details.