What Is the Rule that Gives Rise to Coordinated Swimming in Fish? (VIDEO)

Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

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What is the rule that gives rise to coordinated swimming in fish? In an article published in the scientific journal PNAS, researchers present a surprisingly simple rule that explains how this behavior emerges as zebrafish mature from larvae to adults. Robert Hinz and Gonzalo de Polavieja. (2017).

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Gonzalo de Polavieja (<a href="mailto:gonzalo.polavieja@neuro.fchampalimaud.org">gonzalo.polavieja@neuro.fchampalimaud.org</a>)

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