NetLogo User Community Models

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WHAT IS IT?

This models is used to understand how an animal group splits. Two files are needed: a link.txt for relationships between individuals and an attributes.txt. for individual characteristics. For more information see:

- Sueur, C., Petit, O. & Deneubourg, J.L. 2010. Short-term group fission processes in macaques: a social networking approach. Journal of Experimental Biology, 213, 1338-1346. doi:10.1242/jeb.039016

- independence vs. mimetism model: http://ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo/models/community/Independence%20vs%20mimetism

HOW IT WORKS

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HOW TO USE IT

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THINGS TO NOTICE

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THINGS TO TRY

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EXTENDING THE MODEL

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NETLOGO FEATURES

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RELATED MODELS

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CREDITS AND REFERENCES

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