Aerial Image (IMAGE) Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Caption The team used aerial photographs to record the positions of thousands of individual animals and breeding pairs. The images were then analyzed using radial distribution function, a mathematical relationship that helps describe how the atoms pack around one another in solids, liquids, or gases. Credit Photo by © IPEV, Programs no. 137 and 354 Usage Restrictions with proper credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.