In many species, group cohesion may be the result of a compromise between opposing
forces (eg predator avoidance and competition for food). However, little empirical data exists …

Zebrafish has been a favourite of developmental biologists and numerous genetic tools
have been developed for this species. In recent years, zebrafish has become an …

Zebrafish spend the majority of their time in groups, called shoals. Shoaling behavior is
complex and dynamic: fish leave and rejoin the shoal, distances between shoal-members …

The formations made by gregarious animals can range from loose aggregates to highly
synchronized and ordered structures. For very large, coordinated groups, both physical and …

Animal groups on the move can take different configurations. For example, groups of fish
can either be 'shoals' or 'schools': shoals are simply aggregations of individuals; schools are …

Determining individual-level interactions that govern highly coordinated motion in animal
groups or cellular aggregates has been a long-standing challenge, central to understanding …

Abstract Models of collective animal motion can greatly aid in the design and interpretation
of behavioural experiments that seek to unravel, isolate, and manipulate the determinants of …

Fish can gain significant adaptive advantages when living in a group and they exhibit a wide
variety of types of collective motion. The scientific literature recognizes 2 main patterns …

Collective behavior, such as shoaling in teleost fish, is driven by the perceptual recognition
of conspecific animals. Because social interactions are mutual, it has been difficult to …

Like many aquatic animals, zebrafish (Danio rerio) moves in a 3D space. It is thus preferable
to use a 3D recording system to study its behavior. The presented automatic video tracking …