Collective behaviours, such as flocking in birds or decision making by bee colonies, are
some of the most intriguing behavioural phenomena in the animal kingdom. The study of …

Understanding of animal collectives is limited by the ability to track each individual. We
describe an algorithm and software that extract all trajectories from video, with high …

Cells measure a vast variety of signals, from their environment's stiffness to chemical
concentrations and gradients; physical principles strongly limit how accurately they can do …

Fireflies flashing in unison is a mesmerizing manifestation of animal collective behavior and
an archetype of biological synchrony. To elucidate synchronization mechanisms and inform …

Coordinated motion and collective decision-making in fish schools result from complex
interactions by which individuals integrate information about the behavior of their neighbors …

Schooling is a collective behaviour that enhances the ability of a fish to sense and respond
to its environment. Although schooling is essential to the biology of a diversity of fishes, it is …

Fish schools can make frequent accelerations that are almost simultaneous. While schooling
at constant speed is well studied, far less is known concerning accelerating fish school …

Variation between individuals is a key component of selection and hence evolutionary
change. Social interactions are important drivers of variation, potentially making behaviour …

The rapid, cohesive turns of bird flocks are one of the most vivid examples of collective
behaviour in nature, and have attracted much research. Three-dimensional imaging …

In moving animal groups, social interactions play a key role in the ability of individuals to
achieve coordinated motion. However, a large number of environmental and cognitive …