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Collective flock response to multiple persistent predators

Collective flock response to multiple persistent predators

Date7th Dec 2023

Time11:00 AM

Venue Through Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/bnh-hhkm-vuz

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Collective behaviour is a ubiquitous phenomenon involving interactive coordination among a group of organisms to reduce predation risk and enhance foraging efficiency. The reduction in the individual risk of predation has been purportedly attributed to the many-eyes effect and group manoeuvring in case of attacks. However, the prey flock's behaviour can be starkly different when multiple predators are involved. The talk focuses on the modelling of a generic prey flock and its response to multiple persistently pursuing predators. An agent-based model is employed, involving a self-propulsion drive and various intra-species and inter-species interactions such as escape/pursuit, alignment, and attraction. The talk also includes a discussion of the precursors leading up to the occurrence of different escape manoeuvres such as herding, splitting and avoiding and their success in the purview of the persistent predator attacks. The issues with superfluous coordination among prey are addressed, highlighting its ramifications in terms of prey mortality. The work urges further scrutiny into group hunting strategies pervasive in natural systems, accentuating the non-triviality and non-additive nature of the effects of predation in a multi-predator system.

Speakers

Mr. Siddhant Mohapatra (ME19D701)

Department of Mechanical Engineering