Collective behaviour in vertebrates: a sensory perspective.

ABSTRACT: Collective behaviour models can predict behaviours of schools, flocks, and herds. However, in many cases, these models make biologically unrealistic assumptions in terms of the sensory capabilities of the organism, which are applied across different species. We explored how sensitive collective behaviour models are to these sensory assumptions. Specifically, we used parameters reflecting the visual coverage and visual acuity that determine the spatial range over which an individual can detect and interact with conspecifics. Using metric and topological collective behaviour models, we compared the classic sensory parameters, typically used to model birds and fish, with a set of realistic sensory parameters obtained through physiological measurements. Compared with the classic sensory assump

SUBMITTER: Pita D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5180114 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature