Effects of anisotropic interactions on the structure of animal groups

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 569-588

  Cristiani, Emiliano ^a,b   Frasca, Paolo ^a,b   Piccoli, Benedetto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent based models; Animal groups; Anisotropic interactions; Coordinated behavior; Self organization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79952574818     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-010-0347-7     Document Type: Article

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