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SUBMITTER: Zmurchok C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6002104 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20180614 6
Direction-dependent interaction rules are incorporated into a one-dimensional discrete-time stochastic individual-based model (IBM) of collective behavior to compare pattern formation with an existing partial differential equation (PDE) model. The IBM is formulated in terms of three social interaction forces: repulsion, alignment, and attraction, and includes information regarding conspecifics' direction of travel. The IBM produces a variety of spatial patterns which qualitatively match patterns ...[more]