Initiation and spread of escape waves within animal groups

The exceptional reactivity of animal collectives to predatory attacks is thought to be owing to rapid, but local, transfer of information between group members. These groups turn together in unison and produce escape waves. However, it is not clear how escape waves are created from local interaction...

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Main Authors: James E. Herbert-Read, Jerome Buhl, Feng Hu, Ashley J. W. Ward, David J. T. Sumpter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2015-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.140355