Category: Ecological Modeling
Anchored by Chemistry: The Adaptations of Barnacles and Limpets
Barnacles, Limpets, Organic Matrix, Adhesion, Reproduction, Chemical cues, Defence mechanisms
Laetitia Abdallah, Mohammad Jibran Budullah, Lucas Chan, Ralph El Hajj
A Physics-Based Investigation of Termite Organization and Behaviour
Termites, Defence Mechanisms, Vibrations, Structural Stability, Material Strength, Thermoregulation, Ventilation, Mound architecture, Mound architecture, Mandibles
Rosalie Beaudin, Naia Kim, Mattias Sucher, Lucy Wiggers
Propulsion Through the Life of Salps
Salps; Jet propulsion; Filter feeding; Asynchronous swimming; Epithelial signalling; Carbon cycling; Vortex rings; Chain aggregation; Ocean carbon sequestration
Steven Lin, Stephanie Roy, Daniel Tang, Canyu Wu, Mollee Ye
The Physics of Pistol Shrimp and Antarctic Krill
Pistol Shrimp, Jet propulsion, Energy efficiency, Shockwaves, Antarctic Krill, Pressure Gradient, Cavitation, Hydrodynamic Signaling, Metachronal Stroking, Filtering system
Alaia Krishnan Claveras, Celina Moukarzel, Chloe Chan Lam, Julia Purdue, Lina Benchekor
Tiny but Mighty: The Incredible Physics of Bees
Bee, Flight, Dance, Navigation, Electroreception, Thermoregulation, Defence
Tzu-Yu Hung, Alysha Kutuzyan, Katarina Simanic, Steven Yang
The Mechanics of Worker Ants
Ants, Biomechanics, Aggregation
Jung Hao Cau, Luciana Chambilla Pastor, Fatima Janneh, Ya Lin
The Mathematical Organisation of Social Wasps
Nest structure, Population dynamics, Resource optimization, Game theory, Dominance, Reproduction
Eliot Azar, Andrew Habelrih, Malak Zakaria
A Mathematical Approach to Modelling Termite Mound Organization and Population Dynamics
Termites, Mound morphogenesis, Tunneling, Food transportation, Population modelling, Stigmergy
Rosalie Beaudin, Naia Kim, Mattias Sucher, Lucy Wiggers
The Mathematics Behind Coral Reef Structure, Growth, and Survival
Coral population dynamics, Bilateral symmetry, Biradial symmetry, Symmetry, Reaction-diffusion models, Paleozoic corals, Fractal geometry, Hyperbolic geometry, Conservation
Maureen Awad, Evan Chow, Luke Gailloux, Rylee McKay, Adrian Yehia
Slime Mold: A True Biological Computer
Network optimization, CELL models, Slime Mold Algorithm, Cognition, Game theory, Pattern formation, Reaction-Diffusion theory, Keller-Segel Model, Biomaterial
Audrey Pepin, Ethan Levene, Olivia Cozariuc, Tamir Kegeles
Euler Who? The Original Optimizers: Heterocephalus glaber and Their Algorithmic Society
Naked mole rat, Graph theory, Optimization, Eusocial, Mating, Algorithm
Clayton Dame, David Bensemana, Lana Habhab
Exploring Locust Behavior: Flight Optimization, Population Dynamics, and Energy Efficiency
Locust, Logarithmic spiral, Flight modelling, Metabolic rate, Oxidative stress
Frederic Koran, Claire Leader, Alexandra Stoilova, Alina Weng