Extracting Interactions between Flying Bat Pairs Using Model-Free Methods.

ABSTRACT: Social animals exhibit collective behavior whereby they negotiate to reach an agreement, such as the coordination of group motion. Bats are unique among most social animals, since they use active sensory echolocation by emitting ultrasonic waves and sensing echoes to navigate. Bats' use of active sensing may result in acoustic interference from peers, driving different behavior when they fly together rather than alone. The present study explores quantitative methods that can be used to understand whether bats flying in pairs move independently of each other or interact. The study used field data from bats in flight and is based on the assumption that interactions between two bats are evidenced in their flight patterns. To quantify pairwise interaction, we defined the strength of coupling u

SUBMITTER: Roy S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7514148 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature