From individual behaviour to population models: A case study using swimming algae

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 251, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 679-697

  Bearon, R N ^a   Grunbaum D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Collective motion; Diffusion; Heterosigma akashiwo; Micro organisms; Random walks

Indexed keywords

ADVECTION-DIFFUSION EQUATION; ALGA; NUMERICAL MODEL; POPULATION MODELING; SWIMMING; THEORETICAL STUDY; VELOCITY;

ALGA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; JUMPING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING; VELOCITY; WALKING;

ALGAE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECOSYSTEM; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MOVEMENT; SWIMMING;

ALGAE; HETEROSIGMA AKASHIWO;

EID: 41049111364     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2008.01.007     Document Type: Article

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