A Self-Organising Model of Thermoregulatory Huddling.
Endotherms such as rats and mice huddle together to keep warm. The huddle is considered to be an example of a self-organising system, because complex properties of the collective group behaviour are thought to emerge spontaneously through simple interactions between individuals. Groups of rodent pup...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-09-01
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| Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4559402?pdf=render |