Collective Motion in Penguin Colonies

• Main Authors: Zitterbart, Daniel P, Ancel, Andre, Le Bohec, Celine, Nesterova, Anna, Gerum, Richard, Metzner, Claus, Fabry, Ben
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Huddle; Emperor penguins
• Online Access: https://epic.awi.de/id/eprint/33570/; https://hdl.handle.net/10013/epic.41965

In polar regions, highly adapted social behavior is crucial for the survival of several species. Prominent examples are the huddling behavior of Emperor Penguins, or the crèche (group) formation of King Penguin chicks. To understand how penguins solve the physical problem of movement in densely pack...