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84- How simple rules determine pedestrian behavior and crowd disasters

Moussaid M., Helbing D. & Theraulaz G.

Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences USA, 108: 6884-6888 (2011)

 

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83-. Analogies Between Social Interaction Models and Supply Chains

Navoret L., Bon R., Degond P., Gautrais J., Sanchez D. & Theraulaz G.

Mathematics in Industry, 15: 535-540  (2010)

 

82- The Walking Behaviour of Pedestrian Social Groups and Its Impact on Crowd Dynamics
Moussaïd, M., Perozo1, N., Garnier, S., Helbing, D. & Theraulaz, G.
Plos One, 5, e10047

 

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81- Collective decision-making in white-faced capuchin monkeys

Petit, O., Gautrais, J., Leca, J.-B., Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, J.-L.

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences, 276: 3495-3503 (2009)

 

80- Experimental study of the behavioural mechanisms underlying self-organization in human crowds

Moussaïd, M. Helbing, D., Garnier, S., Johansson, A., Combe, M. and Theraulaz, G.

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences, 276: 2755–2762 (2009)

 

79- Collective information processing in swarms, flocks and crowds

Moussaïd, M., Garnier, S., Theraulaz, G. and Helbing, D.

Topics in Cognitive Science, 1: 469–497 (2009)

 

78- Percolation in insect nest networks: Evidence for optimal wiring

Valverde, S., Corominas-Murtra, B., Perna, A., Kuntz, P., Theraulaz, G. and Solé, R.V.

Physical Review E, 79: 066106 (2009)

 

77- Path selection and foraging efficiency in Argentine ant transport networks

Garnier, S., Guérécheau, A., Combe, M., Fourcassié, V. and Theraulaz, G.

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 63: 1167-1179 (2009)

 

76- Self-organized aggregation triggers collective decision-making in a group of cockroach-like robots

Garnier, S. Gautrais, J., Asadpour, M., Jost, C. and Theraulaz, G.

Adaptive Behavior, 17: 109-133 (2009)

 

75- Analyzing Fish Movement as a Persistent TurningWalker

Gautrais, J., Jost, C., Soria, M., Campo, A., Motsch, S., Fournier, R., Blanco, S. and Theraulaz, G.

Journal of Mathematical Biology, 58: 429-445 (2009)

 

74- The topological fortress of termites

Perna, A., Jost, C., Valverde, S., Gautrais, J., Theraulaz, G. and Kuntz, P.

Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences, 5151: 165–173 (2008)

 

73- Experimental evidence for spatial self-organization and its emergent effects in ecosystems

van de Koppel, J., Gascoigne, J.C., Theraulaz, G., Rietkerk, M., Mooij , W.M. and Herman, P.M.J.

Science, 322: 739-742 (2008)

 

72- Key behavioural factors in a self-organised fish school model

Gautrais, J., Jost, C. and Theraulaz, G.

Annales Zoologici Fennici, 45: 415–428 (2008)

 

71- Topological Efficiency in Three-dimensional Gallery Networks of Termite Nests

Perna, A., Valverde, S., Gautrais, J., Jost, C., Solé, R.V., Kuntz, P. and Theraulaz, G.

Physica A, 387: 6235–6244 (2008)

 

70- The embodiment of cockroach aggregation behavior in a group of micro-robots

Garnier, S., Jost, C., Gautrais, J., Asadpour, M., Caprari, G., Jeanson, R., Grimal, A. and

Theraulaz, G.

Artificial Life, 14: 387–408 (2008)

 

69- Quantitative analysis of Cubitermes spp. nests by X-ray tomography: a tool to address functional nest properties

Perna, A., Jost, C., Douady, S., Couturier, E., Valverde, S. and Theraulaz, G.

Naturwissenschaften, 95: 877-884 (2008)

 

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68- Are ants sensitive to the geometry of tunnel bifurcation?

Gerbier, G., Garnier, S., Rieu, C., Theraulaz, G. and Fourcassié, V.

Animal Cognition, 11: 637–642 (2008)

 

67- From individual to collective displacements in heterogenous environments

Casellas, E., Gautrais, J., Fournier, R., Blanco, S., Combe, M., Fourcassié, V., Theraulaz, G. and Jost, C.

Journal of Theoretical Biology, 250: 424-434 (2008)

 

66- The biological principles of swarm intelligence

Garnier, S., Gautrais, J. and Theraulaz, G.

Swarm Intelligence, 1: 3-31 (2007)

 

65- The interplay between a self-organized process and an environmental template: corpse clustering under the influence of air currents in ants

Jost, C., Verret, J., Casellas, E., Gautrais, J., Challet, M., Lluc, J., Blanco, S., Clifton, M.J. and Theraulaz, G.

Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 4: 107-116 (2007)

 

64- The growth and form of tunnelling networks in ants

Buhl, J., Gautrais, J., Deneubourg, J.-L., Kuntz, P., Theraulaz, G.

Journal of Theoretical Biology. 243: 287-454 (2006)

 

63- Topological patterns in street networks of self-organized urban settlements

Buhl, J., Gautrais, J., Reeves, N., Solé, R.V., Valverde, S., Kuntz, P., Theraulaz, G.

European Physical Journal B, 49: 513-522 (2006)

 

62- Self-organization patterns in wasp and open source communities

Valverde, S, Theraulaz, G., Gautrais, J, Fourcassié, V, Solé, R.V.

IEEE Intelligent Systems, 21: 36-40 (2006)

 

61- Path efficiency of ant foraging trails in an artificial network

Vittori, K., Talbot, G., Gautrais, J., Fourcassié, V., Araujo, A.F.R., Theraulaz, G.

Journal of Theoretical Biology, 239: 507-515 (2006)

 

60- Aggregation behaviour as a source of collective decision in a group of cockroach-like-robots

Garnier, S., Jost, C., Jeanson, R., Gautrais, J., Asadpour, M., Caprari, G. and Theraulaz, G.

Lectures Notes in Computer Science, 3630: 169-178 (2005)

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59- A new test of random walks in heterogeneous environments

Challet, M., Fourcassié, V., Blanco, S., Fournier, R., Theraulaz, G., Jost, C.

2005. . Naturwissenschaften, 92: 367-370

 

58- How temperature influences displacements and corpse aggregation behaviors in the ant Messor sancta.

Challet, M., Jost, C., Grimal, A., Lluc, J. and Theraulaz, G.

Insectes Sociaux, 52, 305-315 (2005)

 

57- Self-organized digging activity in ant colonies

Buhl, J., Deneubourg, J.L. Grimal, A. and Theraulaz, G.

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 58: 9–17 (2005)

 

56- The role of aggregate on interaction rate in ant colonies

Nicolis, S.C., Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Animal Behaviour, 69: 535–540 (2005)

 

55- Self-organized aggregation in cockroaches

Jeanson, R., Rivault, C., Deneubourg, J.L., Blanco, S., Fournier, R., Jost, C., and Theraulaz, G.

Animal Behaviour, 69: 169-180 (2005)

 

54- Efficiency and robustness in ant networks of galleries

Buhl, J., Gautrais, J., Sole, R.V., Kuntz, P., Valverde, S., Deneubourg, J.L. and Theraulaz, G.

The European Physical Journal B, 42: 123-129 (2004)

 

53- Modeling ant behavior under a variable environment

Vittori, K., Gautrais, J., Araujo, A.F.R., Fourcassié, V. and Theraulaz, G.

Lectures Notes in Computer Science, 3172: 190-201 (2004)

 

52- Nest excavation in ants: group size effects on the size and structure of tunneling networks

Buhl, J. Gautrais, J., Deneubourg, J.L. and Theraulaz, G.

Naturwissenshaften, 91: 602-606 (2004)

 

51- How individual interactions control aggregation patterns in gregarious arthropods

Gautrais, J., Jost, C., Jeanson, R. and Theraulaz, G.

Interaction Studies, 5: 245–269 (2004)

 

50- Modulation of individual behavior and collective decision-making during aggregation site selection by the ant Messor barbarus

Jeanson, R., Deneubourg, J.L., Grimal, A. and Theraulaz, G.

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 55: 388-394 (2004)

 

49- Discrete dragline attachment induces aggregation in spiderlings of a solitary species
Jeanson, R., Deneubourg, J.L. and Theraulaz, G.

Animal Behaviour, 67: 531-537 (2003)

 

48- A model of animal movements in a bounded space

Jeanson, R., Blanco, S., Fournier, R., Deneubourg, J.L., Fourcassié, V. and Theraulaz, G.

Journal of Theoretical Biology, 225: 443-451 (2003)

 

47- Dispersion movements in ants: spatial structuring and density-dependent effects

Fourcassié, V., Brédard, C., Volpatti, K. and Theraulaz, G.

Behavioural Processes, 63: 33-43 (2003)

 

46- The formation of spatial patterns in social insects: from simple behaviours to complex structures
Theraulaz, G., Gautrais, J., Camazine, S. and Deneubourg , J.L.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London - Serie A, 361: 1263-1282 (2003)

 

45- Self-organized networks of galleries in the ant Messor sancta

Buhl, J., Deneubourg, J.-L. and Theraulaz, G.

Lectures Notes in Computer Science, 2463: 190-201 (2002)

 

44- Spatial Patterns in Ant Colonies

Theraulaz, G., Bonabeau, E., Nicolis, S.C., Solé, R.V., Fourcassié, V., Blanco, S., Fournier, R., Joly, J.L., Fernandez, P., Grimal, A., Dalle, P., and Deneubourg, J.L.

Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences USA, 99: 9645–9649 (2002)

 

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43- Self-assemblages in insect societies

Anderson, C., Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Insectes Sociaux, 49: 99-110 (2002)

 

42- Task partitioning in a ponerine ant

Theraulaz, G., Bonabeau, E., Sole, R.V., Schatz, B. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Journal of Theoretical Biology, 215: 481–489 (2002)

 

41- Emergent polyethism as a consequence of increased colony size in insect societies

Gautrais, J., Theraulaz, G., Deneubourg, J.L. and Anderson, C.

(2002) Journal of Theoretical Biology, 215: 363–373

 

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40- Model of droplet formation and dynamics in the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile Mayr)

Theraulaz, G., Bonabeau, E., Sauwens, C., Deneubourg, J.L., Lioni ,A., Libert, F., Passera, L. and Solé, R.V.

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 63: 1079-1093 (2001)

 

39- The dynamics of chain formation in Œcophylla longinoda.

Lioni, A., Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Journal of Insect Behavior, 14: 679-696 (2001)

 

38- Animal-robots collective intelligence

De Schutter, G., Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence, 31: 223-238 (2001)

 

37- Dynamic scheduling and division of labor in social insects

Campos, M, Bonabeau, E, Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Adaptive Behaviour, 8: 83-95 (2001)

 

 

 

36- Ant algorithms and stigmergy

Dorigo, M., Bonabeau, E. and Theraulaz, G.

Future Generation Computer Systems, 16: 851-871 (2000)

 

35- The social insect paradigm for optimization and control

Bonabeau, E., Dorigo, M. and Theraulaz, G.

Nature, 406: 39-42 (2000)

 

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34- Three-dimensional architectures grown by simple “stigmergic” agents

Bonabeau, E., Guerin, S., Snyers, D., Kuntz, P., and Theraulaz, G.

Biosystems, 56: 13-32 (2000)

 

33- Swarm Smarts

Bonabeau, E. and Theraulaz, G.

Scientific American, 282 (3): 72-79 (2000)

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32- Mémoire collective et coordination des activités bâtisseuses chez les insectes sociaux

Theraulaz, G., Bonabeau, E. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Technologie, Idéologie, Pratique. Anthropologie des connaissances, N° spécial “Mémoire de la technique et techniques de la mémoire”, 13:141-165 (1999)

 

 

31- The algorithmic beauty of stigmergic patterns in social insects

Theraulaz, G., Bonabeau, E. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Mathematical Sciences, 435: 52-65 (1999)

 

30- Dominance orders in animal societies: The self-organization hypothesis revisited

Bonabeau, E., Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 61: 727-757 (1999)

 

29- A brief history of stigmergy

Theraulaz, G. and Bonabeau, E.

Artificial Life, 5: 97-116 (1999)

 

28- Routing in Telecommunications Networks with Ant-Like Agents

Bonabeau, E., Henaux, F., Guérin, S., Snyers, D., Kuntz, P. and Theraulaz, G.

Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence, 1437: 60-72 (1998)

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27- Group and mass recruitment in ant colonies: the influence of contact rates

Bonabeau, E., Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Journal of Theoretical Biology, 195: 157-166 (1998)

 

26- A model for the emergence of pillars, walls and royal chamber in termite nests

Bonabeau, E., Theraulaz, G., Deneubourg, J.L., Franks, N., Rafelsberger, O., Joly, J.L. and Blanco, S.

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London - Serie B Biological Sciences, 353: 1561-1576 (1998)

 

25- Within-brood competition and the optimal partitioning of parental investment

Bonabeau, E., Deneubourg, J.L. and Theraulaz, G.

American Naturalist, 152: 419-427 (1998)

 

24- The origin of nest complexity in social insects

Theraulaz, G., Bonabeau, E. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Complexity, 3: 15-25 (1998)

 

23- Fixed response thresholds and the regulation of division of labour in insect societies

Bonabeau, E., Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 60: 753-807 (1998)

 

22- The synchronization of recruitment-based activities in ants

Bonabeau, E., Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Biosystems, 45: 195-211 (1998)

 

21- Latency time and absence of group effect

Bonabeau, E., Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Insectes Sociaux, 45: 191-195 (1998)

 

20- Dripping faucet with ants

Bonabeau, E., Theraulaz, G., Deneubourg, J.L., Lioni A., Libert F., Sauwens C. and Passera L.

Physical Review E, 57: 5904-5907 (1998)

 

19- Phase-ordering kinetics of cemetery organization in ants

Bonabeau, E., Theraulaz, G., Fourcassié, V. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Physical Review E, 57: 4568-4571 (1998)

 

18- Response thresholds reinforcement and division of labor in insect societies

Theraulaz, G., Bonabeau, E. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences, 265: 327-332 (1998)

 

17- Self-organization in social insects

Bonabeau, E., Theraulaz, G., Deneubourg, J.L., Aron, S. and Camazine, S.

Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 12: 188-193 (1997)

 

16- Quantitative study of the fixed threshold model for the regulation of division of labor in insect societies

Bonabeau, E., Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B-Biological Sciences, 263 : 1565-1569 (1996)

 

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15- Mathematical models of self-organizing hierarchies in animal societies

Bonabeau, E., Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 58: 661-717 (1996)

 

14- Joint memory

Thierry, B., Theraulaz, G., Gautier, J.Y. and Stiegler, B.

Behavioural Processes, 35: 127-140 (1996)

 

13- Modeling the Collective Building of Complex Architectures in Social Insects with Lattice Swarms

Theraulaz, G. and Bonabeau, E.

Journal of Theoretical Biology, 177: 381-400 (1995)

 

12- Phase diagram of a simple model of self-organizing hierarchies

Bonabeau, E., Theraulaz, G., and Deneubourg, J.L.

Physica A, 217: 373-392 (1995)

 

11- Coordination in Distributed Building

Theraulaz, G. and Bonabeau, E.

Science, 269: 686-688 (1995)

 

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10- Self-organization of hierarchies in animal societies: the case of the primitively eusocial wasp Polistes dominulus Christ

Theraulaz, G., Bonabeau, E. and Deneubourg, J.L.

Journal of Theoretical Biology, 174: 313-323 (1995)

 

 

9- Nest Building in a Social Wasp : Postures and Constraints

Karsai, I. and Theraulaz, G.

Sociobiology, 26: 83-114 (1995)

 

 

8- Why do we need Artificial Life?

Bonabeau, E. and Theraulaz, G.

Artificial Life, 1: 303-325 (1994)

 

 

7- Les performances collectives des sociétés d’Insectes

Theraulaz, G. and Gervet, J.

Psychologie Française, 37: 7-14 (1992)

 

 

6- Behavioural screening and selection through affinity - the case of polygyny in paper wasp

Gervet, J. and Theraulaz, G.

International Journal of Comparative Psychology, 4: 253-273 (1992)

 

 

5- The dynamics of colony organization in the primitively eusocial wasp Polistes dominulus (Christ)

Theraulaz, G., Gervet, J., Thon, B., Pratte, M. and Semenoff, S.
 Ethology, 91: 177-202 (1992)

 

4- Cuticular hydrocarbons, social organization and ovarian development in a Polistine wasp : Polistes dominulus (Christ)

Bonavita-Cougourdan, A., Theraulaz, G., Bagneres, A.G., Roux, M., Pratte, M., Provost, E. and Clement, J.L.

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 100B: 667-680 (191)

 

3- Social regulation of foraging activities in Polistes dominulus Christ: a systemic approach to behavioural organization

Theraulaz, G., Gervet, J. and Semenoff, S.

Behaviour, 116: 292-320 (1991)

 

 

2- Behavioural profiles in Polistes dominulus Christ wasp societies : a quantitative study

Theraulaz, G., Pratte, M. and Gervet, J. 1990.

Behaviour, 113: 223-250

 

1- Régulation imaginale de la durée de vie des femelles chez Polistes dominulus Christ (Hymen. Vesp.)

Theraulaz, G., Pratte, M. and Gervet, J.

Insectes Sociaux, 35: 367-381 (1988)

 

 

 

 

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