On following behaviour as a mechanism for collective movement

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 284, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-15

  Fernandez, Aina Astudillo ^a,b   Deneubourg, Jean Louis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Collective decision making; Group cohesion; Markov chains; Migration

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; MARKOV CHAIN; MIGRATION; POPULATION SIZE; PROBABILITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; GROUP DYNAMICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MIGRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; GROUP PROCESSES; MARKOV CHAINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79959414309     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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