Publications

@article{nicolis2011collective,

title = {Collective Irrationality and Positive Feedback},

author = {Nicolis, {S. C.} and Zabzina, N. and Latty, T. and Sumpter, {D. J. T.}},

year  = {2011},

date = {2011-01-01},

journal = {PloS One},

volume = {6},

number = {4},

pages = {e18901},

publisher = {Public Library of Science},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2011a,

title = {Information flow and information production in a population system},

author = {S. C. Nicolis},

doi = {10.1103/PhysRevE.84.011110},

year  = {2011},

date = {2011-01-01},

journal = {Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics},

volume = {84},

number = {1},

pages = {011110},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2011b,

title = {Resource exploitation strategies in the presence of traffic between food sources},

author = {S. C. Nicolis and A. Dussutour},

doi = {10.1016/j.biosystems.2010.10.002},

year  = {2011},

date = {2011-01-01},

journal = {Biosystems},

volume = {103},

number = {1},

pages = {73\textendash78},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2011,

title = {A dynamical approach to stock market fluctuations},

author = {S. C. Nicolis and D. J. T. Sumpter},

doi = {10.1142/S0218127411030726},

year  = {2011},

date = {2011-01-01},

journal = {International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos},

volume = {21},

number = {12},

pages = {3557\textendash3564},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2011c,

title = {Collective irrationality and positive feedback},

author = {S. C. Nicolis and N. Zabzina and T. Latty and D. J. T. Sumpter},

doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0018901},

year  = {2011},

date = {2011-01-01},

journal = {PLOS ONE},

volume = {6},

number = {4},

pages = {e18901},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Toffin2010Excavated-subst,

title = {Excavated substrate modulates growth instability during nest building in ants},

author = {Etienne Toffin and Jonathan Kindekens and Jean-Louis Deneubourg},

doi = {10.1098/rspb.2010.0176},

year  = {2010},

date = {2010-09-01},

journal = {Proc Roy Soc Lond B},

volume = {277},

number = {1694},

pages = {2617--2625},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nicolis2010selfish,

title = {The Selfish to Egalitarian Transition in Young Children: Developmental Processes Versus Cooperative Interactions.},

author = {Nicolis, H. and Nicolis, {S. C.},

year  = {2010},

date = {2010-01-01},

journal = {Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences},

volume = {14},

number = {3},

pages = {257-264},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2010,

title = {The selfish to egalitarian transition in young children: developmental processes versus cooperative interactions},

author = {H. Nicolis and S. C. Nicolis},

year  = {2010},

date = {2010-01-01},

journal = {Nonlinear Dynamics, Psychology, and Life Sciences},

volume = {14},

number = {3},

pages = {257\textendash264},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Toffin2009Shape-transitio,

title = {Shape transition during nest digging in ants},

author = {Etienne Toffin and David Di Paolo and Alexandre Campo and Claire Detrain and Jean-Louis Deneubourg},

doi = {10.1073/pnas.0902685106},

year  = {2009},

date = {2009-11-01},

journal = {Proc Natl Acad Sci USA},

volume = {106},

number = {44},

pages = {18616--18620},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{dussutour2009role,

title = {The Role of Multiple Pheromones in Food Recruitment by Ants},

author = {Dussutour, A. and Nicolis, {S. C.} and Shephard, G. and Beekman, M. and Sumpter, {D. J. T.}},

year  = {2009},

date = {2009-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Experimental Biology},

volume = {212},

number = {15},

pages = {2337-2348},

publisher = {Company of Biologists},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{dussutour2009noise,

title = {Noise Improves Collective Decision-Making by Ants in Dynamic Environments},

author = {Dussutour, A. and Beekman, M. and Nicolis, {S. C.} and Meyer, B.},

year  = {2009},

date = {2009-01-01},

journal = {Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences},

volume = {276},

number = {1677},

pages = {4353-4361},

publisher = {The Royal Society},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nicolis2009propagation,

title = {Propagation of Extremes in Space},

author = {Nicolis, C. and Nicolis, {S. C.}},

year  = {2009},

date = {2009-01-01},

journal = {Physical Review E},

volume = {80},

pages = {026201},

publisher = {American Physical Society},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Dussutour2009,

title = {Noise improves collective decision-making by ants in dynamic environments},

author = {A. Dussutour and M. Beekman and S. C. Nicolis and B. Meyer},

doi = {10.1098/rspb.2009.1235},

year  = {2009},

date = {2009-01-01},

journal = {Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences},

volume = {276},

number = {1677},

pages = {4353\textendash4361},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Dussutour2009a,

title = {The role of multiple pheromones in food recruitment by ants},

author = {A. Dussutour and S. C. Nicolis and G. Shephard and M. Beekman and D. J. T. Sumpter},

doi = {10.1242/jeb.029827},

year  = {2009},

date = {2009-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Experimental Biology},

volume = {212},

number = {15},

pages = {2337\textendash2348},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2009,

title = {Propagation of extremes in space},

author = {C. Nicolis and S. C. Nicolis},

doi = {10.1103/PhysRevE.80.026201},

year  = {2009},

date = {2009-01-01},

journal = {Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics},

volume = {80},

number = {2},

pages = {026201},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nicolis2008communication,

title = {Communication Networks in Insect Societies},

author = {Nicolis, {S. C.}},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

journal = {Bio-Inspired Computing and Communication},

pages = {155--164},

publisher = {Springer},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nicolis2008collective,

title = {Collective Decision-Making and Behavioral Polymorphism in Group Living Organisms},

author = {Nicolis, {S. C.} and Despland, E. and Dussutour, A.},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Theoretical Biology},

volume = {254},

number = {3},

pages = {580--586},

publisher = {Elsevier},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nicolis2008self,

title = {Self-Organization, Collective Decision Making and Resource Exploitation Strategies in Social Insects},

author = {Nicolis, {S. C.} and Dussutour, A.},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

journal = {{T}he European Physical Journal B-Condensed Matter and Complex Systems},

volume = {65},

number = {3},

pages = {379--385},

publisher = {Springer},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nicolis2008extreme,

title = {Extreme Events in Bimodal Systems},

author = {Nicolis, {S. C.} and Nicolis, C.},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

journal = {Physical Review E},

volume = {78},

number = {3},

pages = {036222},

publisher = {APS},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{dussutour2008individual,

title = {Individual Differences Influence Collective Behaviour in Social Caterpillars},

author = {Dussutour, A. and Nicolis, {S. C.} and Despland, E. and Simpson, {S. J.}},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

journal = {Animal Behaviour},

volume = {76},

number = {1},

pages = {5--16},

publisher = {Elsevier},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Dussutour2008,

title = {Individual differences influence collective behaviour in social caterpillars},

author = {A. Dussutour and S. C. Nicolis and E. Despland and S. J. Simpson},

doi = {10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.12.009},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

journal = {Animal Behaviour},

volume = {76},

number = {1},

pages = {5\textendash16},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2008a,

title = {Communication networks in insect societies},

author = {S. C. Nicolis},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

journal = {Bio-Inspired Computing and Communication},

pages = {155\textendash164},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2008b,

title = {Collective decision-making and behavioral polymorphism in group living organisms},

author = {S. C. Nicolis and E. Despland and A. Dussutour},

doi = {10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.06.028},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Theoretical Biology},

volume = {254},

number = {3},

pages = {580\textendash586},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2008,

title = {Self-organization, collective decision making and resource exploitation strategies in social insects},

author = {S. C. Nicolis and A. Dussutour},

doi = {10.1140/epjb/e2008-00334-3},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

journal = {European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter Physics},

volume = {65},

number = {3},

pages = {379\textendash385},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2008c,

title = {Extreme events in bimodal systems},

author = {S. C. Nicolis and C. Nicolis},

doi = {10.1103/PhysRevE.78.036222},

year  = {2008},

date = {2008-01-01},

journal = {Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics},

volume = {78},

number = {3},

pages = {036222},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nicolis2007kinetics,

title = {Kinetics of Aggregate Formation in Social Insects},

author = {Nicolis, {S. C.}},

year  = {2007},

date = {2007-01-01},

journal = {Bulletin of Mathematical Biology},

volume = {69},

number = {7},

pages = {2387--2403},

publisher = {Springer},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nicolis2007return,

title = {Return Time Statistics of Extreme Events in Deterministic Dynamical Systems},

author = {Nicolis, C. and Nicolis, {S. C.},

year  = {2007},

date = {2007-01-01},

journal = {EPL (Europhysics Letters)},

volume = {80},

pages = {40003},

publisher = {IOP Publishing},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2007,

title = {Return time statistics of extreme events in deterministic dynamical systems},

author = {C. Nicolis and S. C. Nicolis},

doi = {10.1209/0295-5075/80/40003},

year  = {2007},

date = {2007-01-01},

journal = {Europhysics Letters},

volume = {80},

number = {4},

pages = {40003},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2007a,

title = {Kinetics of aggregate formation in social insects},

author = {S. C. Nicolis},

doi = {10.1007/s11538-007-9224-y},

year  = {2007},

date = {2007-01-01},

journal = {Bulletin of Mathematical Biology},

volume = {69},

number = {7},

pages = {2387\textendash2403},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{dussutour2006collective,

title = {Collective Decisions in Ants when Foraging under Crowded Conditions},

author = {Dussutour, A. and Nicolis, {S. C.} and Deneubourg, {J.-L.} and Fourcassi{'e}, V.},

year  = {2006},

date = {2006-01-01},

journal = {Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology},

volume = {61},

number = {1},

pages = {17--30},

publisher = {Springer},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Dussutour2006,

title = {Collective decisions in ants when foraging under crowded conditions},

author = {A. Dussutour and S. C. Nicolis and J. -L. Deneubourg and V. Fourcassi\'{e}},

doi = {10.1007/s00265-006-0233-x},

year  = {2006},

date = {2006-01-01},

journal = {Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology},

volume = {61},

number = {1},

pages = {17\textendash30},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nicolis2005effect,

title = {The Effect of Aggregates on Interaction Rate in Ant Colonies},

author = {Nicolis, {S. C.} and Theraulaz, G. and Deneubourg, {J.-L.}},

year  = {2005},

date = {2005-01-01},

journal = {Animal Behaviour},

volume = {69},

number = {3},

pages = {535--540},

publisher = {Elsevier},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2005,

title = {The effect of aggregates on interaction rate in ant colonies},

author = {S. C. Nicolis and G. Theraulaz and J. L. Deneubourg},

doi = {10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.06.007},

year  = {2005},

date = {2005-01-01},

journal = {Animal Behaviour},

volume = {69},

number = {3},

pages = {535\textendash540},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Le-Bourg2004Male-emphDrosop,

title = {Male emphDrosophila melanogaster flies exposed to hypergravity at young age are protected against a non-lethal heat shock at middle age but not against behavioral impairments due to this shock},

author = {{\'{E}}ric Le Bourg and Etienne Toffin and Antoine Mass\'{e}},

doi = {10.1007/s10522-004-3200-9},

year  = {2004},

date = {2004-11-01},

journal = {Biogerontology},

volume = {5},

number = {6},

pages = {431--443},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nicolis2004fluctuation,

title = {Fluctuation-Induced Symmetry Breaking in a Bistable System: A Generic Mechanism of Selection between Competing Options},

author = {Nicolis, {S. C.}},

year  = {2004},

date = {2004-01-01},

journal = {International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos},

volume = {14},

number = {7},

pages = {2399--2406},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2004,

title = {Fluctuation-induced symmetry breaking in a bistable system: a generic mechanism of selection between competing options},

author = {S. C. Nicolis},

doi = {10.1142/S0218127404010667},

year  = {2004},

date = {2004-01-01},

journal = {International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos},

volume = {14},

number = {7},

pages = {2399\textendash2405},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nicolis2003optimality,

title = {Optimality of Collective Choices: A Stochastic Approach},

author = {Nicolis, {S. C.} and Detrain, C. and Demolin, D. and Deneubourg, {J.-L.}},

year  = {2003},

date = {2003-01-01},

journal = {Bulletin of Mathematical Biology},

volume = {65},

number = {5},

pages = {795--808},

publisher = {Springer},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis2003,

title = {Optimality of Collective Choices: A Stochastic Approach},

author = {S. C. Nicolis and C. Detrain and D. Demolin and J. -L. Deneubourg},

doi = {10.1016/S0092-8240(03)00040-5},

year  = {2003},

date = {2003-01-01},

journal = {Bulletin of Mathematical Biology},

volume = {65},

number = {5},

pages = {795\textendash808},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{theraulaz2002spatial,

title = {Spatial Patterns in Ant Colonies},

author = {Theraulaz, G. and Bonabeau, E. and Nicolis, {S. C.} and Sol\'{e}, R. V. and Fourcassi\'{e}, V. and Blanco, S. and Fournier, R. and Joly, J. L. and Fern\'{a}ndez, P. and Grimal, a. and Dalle, P. and Deneubourg, {J.-L.},

year  = {2002},

date = {2002-01-01},

journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of U.S.A},

volume = {99},

number = {15},

pages = {9645--9649},

publisher = {National Acad Sciences},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Theraulaz2002,

title = {Spatial patterns in ant colonies},

author = {G. Theraulaz and E. Bonabeau and S. C. Nicolis and R. V. Sol\'{e} and V. Fourcassi\'{e} and S. Blanco and R. Fournier and J. L. Joly and P. Fern\'{a}ndez and A. Grimal and P. Dalle and J. -L. Deneubourg},

doi = {10.1073/pnas.152302199},

year  = {2002},

date = {2002-01-01},

journal = {Proceedings of the National academy of Sciences of the United States of America},

volume = {99},

number = {15},

pages = {9645\textendash9649},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{nicolis1999emerging,

title = {Emerging Patterns and Food Recruitment in Ants: An Analytical Study},

author = {Nicolis, {S. C.} and Deneubourg, {J.-L.}},

year  = {1999},

date = {1999-01-01},

journal = {Journal of {T}heoretical Biology},

volume = {198},

number = {4},

pages = {575--592},

publisher = {Elsevier},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Nicolis1999,

title = {Emerging patterns and food recruitment in ants: an analytical study},

author = {S. C. Nicolis and J. -L. Deneubourg},

doi = {10.1006/jtbi.1999.0934},

year  = {1999},

date = {1999-01-01},

journal = {Journal of Theoretical Biology},

volume = {198},

number = {4},

pages = {575\textendash592},

keywords = {},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}