Agent-based simulation for reconstructing social structure by observing collective movements with special reference to single-file movement

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 15; no. 12; p. e0243173
• Main Authors: Koda, Hiroki, Arai, Zin, Matsuda, Ikki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 03.12.2020; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Agent based models; Agents (artificial intelligence); Algorithms; Animal behavior; Animal Distribution; Animal social behavior; Animals; Animals, Wild - physiology; Behavior, Animal; Biology and Life Sciences; Computer and Information Sciences; Computer Simulation; Coupling agents; Field investigations; Field tests; Models, Biological; Movement; Network analysis; Physical Sciences; Reconstruction; Research and Analysis Methods; Simulation; Social Behavior; Social conditions; Social network analysis; Social networks; Social organization; Social Sciences; Spatial distribution; Two dimensional models; Wild animals; Wildlife; Japan

Understanding social organization is fundamental for the analysis of animal societies. In this study, animal single-file movement data—serialized order movements generated by simple bottom-up rules of collective movements—are informative and effective observations for the reconstruction of animal so...