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SUMMARY:Collective Ecophysiology & Physics of Bee Swarms - Prof. Orit Pele
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DTSTART:20210630T160000Z
DTEND:20210630T170000Z
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CONTACT:Dr. Adrien Hallou
DESCRIPTION:The collective behavior of organisms creates environmental mic
 ro-niches that\nbuffer them from environmental fluctuations\, thus couplin
 g organismal physiology\, environmental physics\, and population ecology. 
 This talk will focus on combining biological experiments\, theory\, and co
 mputation to understand how a collective of bees can integrate physical an
 d behavioral cues to attain a non-equilibrium steady state that allows the
 m to resist and respond to environmental fluctuations of forces and flows.
  This includes bee clusters that aggregate via chemical communication netw
 orks\, change their morphology to withstand mechanical stresses\, and regu
 late their bulk temperature. When combined with quantitative analysis and 
 computations in both systems\, we integrate the sensing of the environment
 al cues (mechanical forces\,temperature\, chemical concentrations) and con
 vert them to behavioral\noutputs that allow the swarms to achieve dynamic 
 homeostasis.
LOCATION:Webinar
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