Individual differences make a difference in the trajectories of simulated schools of fish

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 65-77

  Romey, William L ^a,b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Fish; Flocking; Grouping; Individual differences; Schooling; Simulation model; Swarming

Indexed keywords

FISH; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; MODEL; MODELLING; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOUR; TRAJECTORIES;

EID: 0030597225     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3800(95)00202-2     Document Type: Article

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