Scaling in animal group-size distributions

Authors
Bonabeau, E Dagorn, L Freon, P
Citation
E. Bonabeau et al., Scaling in animal group-size distributions, P NAS US, 96(8), 1999, pp. 4472-4477
Citations number
44
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ISSN journal
00278424 → ACNP
Volume
96
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
4472 - 4477
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-8424(19990413)96:8<4472:SIAGD>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
An elementary model of animal aggregation is presented. The group size dist ributions resulting from this model are truncated power laws. The predictio ns of the model are found to be consistent with data that describe the grou p-size distributions of tuna fish, sardinellas, and African buffaloes.