Collective motion, where large numbers of individuals move synchronously together, is
achieved when individuals adopt interaction rules that determine how they respond to their …

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

Predation is thought to shape the macroscopic properties of animal groups, making moving
groups more cohesive and coordinated. Precisely how predation has shaped individuals' …

Collective motion phenomena in large groups of social organisms have long fascinated the
observer, especially in cases, such as bird flocks or fish schools, where large-scale highly …

Schools of fish and flocks of birds can move together in synchrony and decide on new
directions of movement in a seamless way. This is possible because group members …

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 …

Collective behaviour is typically thought to arise from individuals following fixed interaction
rules. The possibility that interaction rules may change under different circumstances has …

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 …

Self-organizing-system approaches have shed significant light on the mechanisms
underlying synchronized movements by large groups of animals, such as shoals of fish …

Collective animal behavior is an emergent phenomenon arising from the local interactions of
the members of animal groups. Considerable progress has been made in characterizing …