Math Biology Seminar: Cole Zmurchok

  • Date: 10/07/2014
  • Time: 15:30
Lecturer(s):
Cole Zmurchok (UBC)
Location: 

University of British Columbia

Topic: 

Direction-Dependent Communication in an Individual-Based Model of Collective Behaviour

Description: 

Flocks of birds, schools of fish, and insect swarms provide examples of animals exhibiting collective behaviour. Models of collective behaviour connect mechanisms and behavioural rules to group-level pattern formation. In this presentation, direction-dependent communication mechanisms are incorporated into a one-dimensional individual-based model (IBM) of collective behaviour. The IBM is formulated in terms of the three social interaction forces: repulsion, alignment, and attraction, and includes information regarding conspecifics’ direction of travel. The IBM produces a variety of complex spatial patterns and adding density-dependent movement speed to the IBM results in splitting and merging patterns. This suggests the importance of directional communication in collective behaviour.

Other Information: 

Location: ESB 4133