Damping of waves of agitation in starling flocks
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DOI: 10.1007/s00265-019-2734-4
Abstract: When a predator attacks a flock of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), involving thousands of individuals, a typical collective escape response is the so-called agitation wave, consisting of one or more dark bands (pulses) propagating through the… read more here.
Keywords: motion; time; agitation; dark bands ... See more keywords