PNAS Science Sessions: Individual decision-making and collective animal behavior

From PNAS

Individual decision-making and collective animal behavior Swarming ants, schooling fish, and flocking birds are all examples of collective behavior in animals. Animals in a group have traditionally been modeled as particles influenced by physical forces. While these simplified models have successfully reproduced many natural behaviors, they provide little insight into how the decision-making of individual animals influences the behavior of the collective. In this episode, we will hear from re...