The principles of collective animal behaviour

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 361, Issue 1465, 2006, Pages 5-22

  Sumpter, D J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal groups; Collective behaviour; Self organization; Societies

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL COMMUNITY; GROUP BEHAVIOR; SELF ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; BLATTARIA; ISOPTERA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HUMANS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645818057     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2005.1733     Document Type: Review

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