A Kinetic Study of Swarming of Small Animals in Motion: Data Analysis with 'Anarete pritchardi' Kim.

Abstract

Movies of insect swarming taken by Dr. H. C. Chiang, University of Minnesota, are analysed to provide kinematic data for swarming. The species studied is Anarete pritchardi Kim, a cecidomyiid midge. Statistical characteristics calculated from the basic data are the mean, variance, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis of the insect coordinates; insect number-density distribution in space, frequency distribution of insect velocities; velocity autocorrelation coefficients; effective advective velocity and diffusivity for swarming, among others. A few features of midge behavior in swarming flight are also noted. The result obtained for midge kinetics should be equally applicable to some swarms in the marine environment. Hence, knowledge of the patchy distribution of plankton and of marine animal swarming will be improved by the study of terrestrial swarming.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1973
Accession Number
ADA009836

Entities

People

  • Akira Okubo

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autocorrelation
  • Coefficients
  • Computational Processes
  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Diffusivity
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Information Science
  • Kinetics
  • Minnesota
  • Plankton
  • Skewness
  • Standards

Readers

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  • Regression Analysis.
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers