title: Bridging physics and biology: Reply to comments on "Phase separation driven by density-dependent movement: A novel mechanism for ecological patterns".
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 200062 Shanghai, PR China; Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, and Utrecht University, PO Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, The Netherlands; Center for Global Change and Ecological Forecasting, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, PR China. Electronic address: qxliu@sklec.ecnu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Quan-Xing
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Sciences, Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80155 TC Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rietkerk
authors.affiliation: Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, and Utrecht University, PO Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Peter M J
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.affiliation: Department of Coastal Systems, NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, and Utrecht University, Post Office Box 59, 1790 AB Den Burg, The Netherlands; Conservation Ecology Group, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen, PO Box 11103, 9700 CC Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Theunis
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Piersma
authors.affiliation: Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, 50 Stone Road East, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada.
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Fryxell
authors.affiliation: Department of Estuarine and Delta Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, and Utrecht University, PO Box 140, 4400 AC Yerseke, The Netherlands; Conservation Ecology Group, Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, University of Groningen, PO Box 11103, 9700 CC Groningen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: Johan.van.de.Koppel@nioz.nl.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van de Koppel
mesh_terms: D001695:Biology; D004463:Ecology; D009068:Movement; D010825:Physics
keywords: Animal aggregation; Collective behavior; Phase separation; Self-organization