Scaling in animal group-size distributions.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
An elementary model of animal aggregation is presented. The group-size distributions resulting from this model are truncated power laws. The predictions of the model are found to be consistent with data that describe the group-size distributions of tuna fish, sardinellas, and African buffaloes.
Medical subject headings
- Behavior, Animal
- Ecosystem
- Social Behavior