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 …

The dynamic patterns and coordinated motion displayed by groups of social animals are a
beautiful example of self-organization in natural far-from-equilibrium systems. Recent …

Zebrafish constitute a convenient laboratory–based biological system for studying collective
behavior. It is possible to interpret a group of zebrafish as a system of interacting agents and …

Bird flocks under predation demonstrate complex patterns of collective escape. These
patterns may emerge by self-organization from local interactions among group-members …

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

Complex patterns of collective behaviour may emerge through self-organization, from local
interactions among individuals in a group. To understand what behavioural rules underlie …

Many bird species commonly aggregate in flocks for reasons ranging from predator defense
to navigation. Available evidence suggests that certain types of flocks—the V and echelon …

The living world is full of cohesive collectives that have evolved to move together with high
efficiency. Schools of fish or flocks of birds maintain their global direction despite significant …

During mating season, males of synchronous firefly species flash in unison within swarms of
thousands of individuals. These strongly correlated collective displays have inspired …

Collective motion, such as milling, flocking, and collective turning, is a common and
captivating phenomenon in nature, which arises in a group of many self-propelled …