The study of group behavior in animals emerging from social interactions among individuals using agent based models has gained momentum in recent years. Although most of the individuals in a group of the treehopper Umbonia crassicornis do not have information about where the predator is, the signaling behavior of the group yields an emergent pattern that provides the defending adult with information about predator presence and location. Offspring signal synchronously to warn a defending parent of a predator attack. We develop a computational model of rapid signaler-receiver interactions in this group-living insect. We test the emergence of informative global patterns by providing interacting juvenile nymphs with limited locally available information with this agent based model. Known parameters such as size of the aggregation and spatial distribution are estimated from experimental recordings. Further, the model investigates the behavioral rules underlying group signaling patterns that reveal the predator’s location. We also show how variation in these behavioral rules can bring about variation in group signals, demonstrating the potential for natural selection to shape these rules.
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ASME 2008 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference
October 20–22, 2008
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Dynamic Systems and Control Division
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978-0-7918-4335-2
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Modeling the Rapid Transmission of Information Within a Social Group of Insects: Emergent Patterns in the Antipredator Signals Available to Purchase
Russell Borduin,
Russell Borduin
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
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Karthik Ramaswamy,
Karthik Ramaswamy
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
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Ashwin Mohan,
Ashwin Mohan
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
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Rex Cocroft,
Rex Cocroft
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
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Satish S. Nair
Satish S. Nair
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
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Russell Borduin
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Karthik Ramaswamy
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Ashwin Mohan
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Rex Cocroft
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Satish S. Nair
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
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DSCC2008-2298, pp. 1441-1447; 7 pages
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June 29, 2009
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Borduin, R, Ramaswamy, K, Mohan, A, Cocroft, R, & Nair, SS. "Modeling the Rapid Transmission of Information Within a Social Group of Insects: Emergent Patterns in the Antipredator Signals." Proceedings of the ASME 2008 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference. ASME 2008 Dynamic Systems and Control Conference, Parts A and B. Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. October 20–22, 2008. pp. 1441-1447. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/DSCC2008-2298
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