Three-Dimensional Analysis and Computer Modelling of Schooling Patterns of Pelagic Animals

这是一个合作的海洋科学仪器开发 与来自加州大学的研究人员合作的项目- 洛杉矶。 其目的是测试和评估 研究适应性学校教育的新工具 浮游生物群或群体中个体的行为。 对学校教育行为进行原始而严谨的数学分析， 通过使用现代三维数字数据输出进行测试， 视频图形系统，并将这些数据应用于三维数学 为X射线晶体学研究开发的模型。 Hamner是一位有成就的行为生物学家， 加州大学洛杉矶分校的同事将购买一个3D视频系统， 集成的数据分析和显示功能。 系统的 专门的相机将被修改以用于水下使用。 初始 视频工作将在一个大型水族馆，但最终使用 在开阔的海洋中培养生物体是有计划的。 普鲁伊特，谁是 卡内基的一位熟练的晶体学家将获得一个兼容的 计算机图形工作站和修改现有的软件， 与Hamner's一起使用的录像和自动图像运动分析 数据 他们将合作开发数学模型， 计算协议来分析和研究学校教育和行为 模式. X射线晶体学是一门研究 晶体中原子、离子或分子的相互关系。 他们的 几何形状可以是静态的或动态的、随机的或结构化的。 统计 已经进行了分析来描述这些关系。 动物 也聚集在非随机的动态结构中， 学校 X射线晶体学技术与统计分析 方法可以转移到生物科学， 了解学校行为的动态和适应策略 在鱼类和其他生物中。 技术转让是否应 这些不同领域之间的成功，不仅会有一个 对生态和行为研究产生积极影响，但其他领域 分析三维空间中距离的海洋科学。

This is a collaborative ocean sciences instrumentation development project project with investigators from the University of California- Los Angeles. Its objective is to test and evaluate the usefulness of newly available instrumentation to study the adaptive schooling behavior of individuals within schools or groups of pelagic organisms. Original and rigorous mathematical analysis of schooling behavior will be tested by using digital data output from modern 3-dimensional video-graphic systems and applying this data to 3-D mathematical models developed for x-ray crystallographic studies. Hamner, who is an accomplished behavioral biologist, and his associates at UCLA will purchase a 3-D videographic system with an integrated data analysis and display capability. The system's specialized cameras will be modified for underwater use. Initial video work will be done in a large aquarium but eventual use with schooling organisms in the open ocean is planned. Prewitt, who is an skilled crystallographer at Carnegie will acquire a compatible computer graphic workstation and modify existing software for 3-D videography and automated image motion analysis for use with Hamner's data. They will collaborate to develop mathematical models and computational protocols to analyze and study schooling and behavioral patterns. X-ray crystallography is the discipline that studies the geometrical relationships of atoms, ions, or molecules within crystals. Their geometry may be static or dynamic, random or structured. Statistical analyses have been developed to describe these relationships. Animals also congregate in non-random, dynamic structures such as fish schools. X-ray crystallographic technology and statistical analysis methods may be transferable to biological sciences to better understand the dynamics and adaptive strategies of schooling behavior in fish and other organisms. Should the transfer of technologies between these different fields be successful, not only will there be a positive impact on ecological and behavioral studies, but other areas of ocean sciences that analyze distances in three-dimensional space.