title: Zebrafish (Danio rerio) responds to images animated by mathematical models of animal grouping.
abstract: Mathematical models of fish schooling offer powerful tools to understand and interpret fundamental aspects of social life, such as foraging, predator avoidance, and migration. Here, we study zebrafish (Danio rerio) response to computer-animated fish shoals whose motion is generated by a mathematical model of schooling. We use a dichotomous test wherein fish freely position themselves near static images of zebrafish shoals or images animated by the model whose parameters are systematically varied.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abaid
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Spinello
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Laut
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Porfiri
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D035841:Behavioral Research / Q000379:methods; D003198:Computer Simulation; D008399:Mass Behavior; D008954:Models, Biological; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual; D010775:Photic Stimulation / Q000379:methods; D012919:Social Behavior; D012938:Social Perception; D015027:Zebrafish