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Extracting Interactions between Flying Bat Pairs Using Model-Free Methods

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dc.contributor Mechanical Engineering
dc.contributor Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics
dc.creator Roy, Subhradeep
dc.creator Howes, Kayla
dc.creator Müller, Rolf
dc.creator Butail, Sachit
dc.creator Abaid, Nicole
dc.date 2019-01-24T13:52:05Z
dc.date 2019-01-24T13:52:05Z
dc.date 2019-01-09
dc.date 2019-01-24T09:21:56Z
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-01T18:51:07Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-01T18:51:07Z
dc.identifier Roy, S.; Howes, K.; Müller, R.; Butail, S.; Abaid, N. Extracting Interactions between Flying Bat Pairs Using Model-Free Methods. Entropy 2019, 21, 42.
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10919/86861
dc.identifier https://doi.org/10.3390/e21010042
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/281476
dc.description Social animals exhibit collective behavior whereby they negotiate to reach an agreement, such as the coordination of group motion. Bats are unique among most social animals, since they use active sensory echolocation by emitting ultrasonic waves and sensing echoes to navigate. Bats’ use of active sensing may result in acoustic interference from peers, driving different behavior when they fly together rather than alone. The present study explores quantitative methods that can be used to understand whether bats flying in pairs move independently of each other or interact. The study used field data from bats in flight and is based on the assumption that interactions between two bats are evidenced in their flight patterns. To quantify pairwise interaction, we defined the strength of coupling using model-free methods from dynamical systems and information theory. We used a control condition to eliminate similarities in flight path due to environmental geometry. Our research question is whether these data-driven methods identify directed coupling between bats from their flight paths and, if so, whether the results are consistent between methods. Results demonstrate evidence of information exchange between flying bat pairs, and, in particular, we find significant evidence of rear-to-front coupling in bats’ turning behavior when they fly in the absence of obstacles.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher MDPI
dc.rights Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
dc.rights http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject bat interaction
dc.subject convergent cross map
dc.subject curvature
dc.subject transfer entropy
dc.title Extracting Interactions between Flying Bat Pairs Using Model-Free Methods
dc.title Entropy
dc.type Article - Refereed
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