Cover page
Half-title page
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
Explanation of Color Plates
Prologue: Aims and Scope of the Book
Part I: Introduction to Biological Self-Organization
Chapter 1 โ What Is Self-Organization?
Chapter 2 โ How Self-OrganizationWorks
Chapter 3 โ Characteristics of Self-Organizing Systems
Chapter 4 โ Alternatives to Self-Organization
Chapter 5 โ Why Self-Organization?
Chapter 6 โ Investigation of Self-Organization
Chapter 7 โ Misconceptions about Self-Organization
Part II: Case Studies
Chapter 8 โ Pattern Formation in Slime Molds and Bacteria
Chapter 9 โ Feeding Aggregations of Bark Beetles
Chapter 10 โ Synchronized Flashing among Fireflies
Chapter 11 โ Fish Schooling
Chapter 12 โ Nectar Source Selection by Honey Bees
Chapter 13 โ Trail Formation in Ants
Chapter 14 โ The Swarm Raids of Army Ants
Chapter 15 โ Colony Thermoregulation in Honey Bees
Chapter 16 โ Comb Patterns in Honey Bee Colonies
Chapter 17 โ Wall Building by Ants
Chapter 18 โ Termite Mound Building
Chapter 19 โ Construction Algorithms in Wasps
Chapter 20 โ Dominance Hierarchies in Paper Wasps
Part III: Conclusions
Chapter 21 โ Lessons, Speculations, and the Future of Self-Organization
Notes
References
Index