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Schematic of model.
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posted on 2011-05-24, 00:41 authored by Elva J. H. Robinson, Nigel R. Franks, Samuel Ellis, Saki Okuda, James A. R. MarshallA simulated ant continues searching until it encounters a nest of a quality (b) exceeding the ant's individual threshold (a), taking into account assessment error (ε). Ants may revisit the same nest (with probability r), and do not have any memory of previously visited nests.