Vela Pérez, MaríaFontelos, Marco A.Garnier, S.2015-03-102015-03-102015Vela-Pérez, M., Fontelos, M. A., & Garnier, S. (2015). From individual to collective dynamics in Argentine ants (Linepithema humile). Mathematical biosciences, 262, 56-64.00255564http://hdl.handle.net/11268/3887In this paper we propose a model for the formation of paths in Argentine ants when foraging in an empty arena. Based on experimental observations, we provide a distribution for the random change in direction that they approximately undergo while foraging as a mixture of a Gaussian and a Pareto distribution. By following the principles described in previous work [32], we consider persistence and reinforcement to create a model for the motion of ants in the plane. Numerical simulations based on this model lead to the formation of branched ant-trails analogous to those observed experimentally.engjournal article10.1016/j.mbs.2015.01.007open accessHormigasCiencia