Levy movements and a slowly decaying memory allow efficient collective learning in groups of interacting foragers.

ABSTRACT: Many animal species benefit from spatial learning to adapt their foraging movements to the distribution of resources. Learning involves the collection, storage and retrieval of information, and depends on both the random search strategies employed and the memory capacities of the individual. For animals living in social groups, spatial learning can be further enhanced by information transfer among group members. However, how individual behavior affects the emergence of collective states of learning is still poorly understood. Here, with the help of a spatially explicit agent-based model where individuals transfer information to their peers, we analyze the effects on the use of resources of varying memory capacities in combination with different exploration strategies, such as ordinary rand

SUBMITTER: Falcon-Cortes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10602389 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature