Understanding collective behavior in biological systems through potential field mechanisms

J Zhang, Q Qu, X Chen - Scientific Reports, 2025 - nature.com
Collective behavior in biological systems emerges from local interactions among individuals,
enabling groups to adapt to dynamic environments. Traditional modeling approaches, such …

Random walks with spatial and temporal resets can explain individual and colony-level searching patterns in ants

V Lecheval, EJH Robinson… - Journal of the Royal …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Central place foragers, such as many ants, exploit the environment around their nest. The
extent of their foraging range is a function of individual movement, but how the movement …