Shared behavioral mechanisms underlie aggregation and swarming.

Siyu Serena Ding, Linus J Schumacher, Avelino E Javer, Robert G Endres, André Ex Brown

April 2019 Elife

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Several discussions revolve around the fascinating aspects of collective behavior in C. elegans, with phrases like 'diverse, complex, and fascinating' and references to 'incredible simulations.' The tone conveys excitement, and users often share links to the research, indicating a strong engagement with the material while demonstrating an enthusiastic and educational approach to the subject.

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    Shared behavioral mechanisms underlie C. elegans aggregation and swarming published as: https://t.co/GsZScDCgXR @eLife #biorxiv
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    You forgot their collective behavior. It’s diverse, complex and fascinating! It’s like saying an ant isn’t interesting. https://t.co/d1CyNgs499 https://t.co/LWLfsout9L https://t.co/t2Z5jIPvPF https://t.co/Sjx7ajfeyE https://t.co/UEUymEZJFI
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    What happens when a thousand roundworms run out of food? They swarm! We were lucky to find out more in an awesome @MQBiology seminar by @SSerenaDing, but you can read up on complex collective behaviour in C. elegans right here! https://t.co/nxuIL4mwNj #MResFrontiers2020 https://t.co/m4x1ZlVArO
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    @JianTay1 Glad you enjoyed it! Of course, the code is here https://t.co/nOK18xUZd3. The paper is here https://t.co/Nfif3RQU54 and probably contains more useful details. Give @LinusSchumacher and myself a shout if you need anything else!
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    How do animals behave? Fantastic seminar @MQBiology! @SSerenaDing and her team have done some amazing work. Including shedding light on three behavioural rules for animal swarming and aggregation. Check it out! https://t.co/l62DaAeDw5 #MResFrontiers2020
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  • Steph Deering
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    The ultimate buddy system? Amazing seminar by @SSerenaDing at @MQBiology discussing mechanisms behind aggregation behaviour in roundworms, confirming collective behaviours on a mesoscale! Plus some pretty incredible simulations.. https://t.co/mIP4WatkRR #MresFrontiers2020
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  • Serena Ding
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    Today I'm hugely excited to head to Bristol, home of the C. elegans N2 strain, to talk about how weird N2 worms are in collective behaviour terms. Thanks @HermesGadelha for the invitation to present our work to an engineering mathematics audience! https://t.co/Nfif3RQU54
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  • Linus Schumacher
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    Read the first part of this work published here, where we investigate the mechanisms underlying “social” aggregation and swarming in C. elegans https://t.co/fJ1LMb2Dvg #plm14
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  • Serena Ding
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    Representing @aexbrown’s group at #Worm19. Come see my poster 770A Friday evening on our recent paper on C. elegans collective behaviour https://t.co/Nfif3S8vtE. I promise to entertain with exciting behaviour videos!
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  • MRC Laboratory of Medical Sciences (LMS)
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    When you play a video of a striking worm collective behaviour like this, people naturally want to know what it is all about. https://t.co/iun1A4MXVS
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    RT @MRC_LMS: Tomorrow I’m heading to the biggest C. elegans conference that takes place every other year in Los Angeles, USA. The meeting i…
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  • Troy McDiarmid
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    Submitting my application for coolest place someone has read @SSerenaDing and @aexbrown ‘s new @eLife paper on C. elegans swarming (https://t.co/yXFR3DU1mR). At the base of Mt. Cayley, 2 hrs up a forest service road in the backcountry of British Columbia. https://t.co/zoYr498j5f
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  • Serena Ding
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    The full version of our paper on C. elegans collective behaviour just came out! Find out how worms aggregate and swarm, with cool videos to entertain too! https://t.co/Nfif3S8vtE. Many thanks to my co-authors @LinusSchumacher @aexbrown (1/2)
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    It's been a great few days visiting @icouzin in Konstanz and speaking of our latest work on C. elegans collective behaviour https://t.co/Nfif3S8vtE. Met many wonderful people and ate plenty of potatoes. Thanks for the hospitality!
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  • Jake Scott
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  • Linus Schumacher
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    Did you know that #celegans nematode worms could swarm? Always wondered how do they do it? We've gone and found out for you, with @SSerenaDing and @aexbrown Hot of the online press @eLife - full electronic version following soon! https://t.co/f5FbHR0RJH
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Abstract Synopsis

  • In complex biological systems, simple behaviors at the individual level can lead to complex group behaviors, but the mesoscopic scale is not well understood.
  • This study focuses on collective feeding in roundworms, utilizing quantitative phenotyping and agent-based modeling to uncover the behavioral rules that promote aggregation and swarming behaviors.
  • The research identifies three key rules for aggregation: changes in movement direction at cluster edges, a switch in crawling speed based on population density, and attraction to nearby worms, suggesting swarming evolves from local food shortages while using similar mechanisms as aggregation.