From cells to whales: A mathematical framework to understand navigation

这个项目旨在了解是什么驱动了小型和大型生物的导航。为了实现这一目标，该项目首次寻求开发一个统一导航、通信和不确定性模型的数学框架。这一点意义重大，因为导航是迁徙等基本行为的基础。该项目的预期成果包括对导航基础机制的新见解，以及构建框架所需的新数学技术。数学框架将用于探索和解释关键的生物现象，如噪音污染对鲸鱼迁徙的影响，以及成功进行细胞导航所需的条件。

This project aims to understand what drives the navigation of small and large organisms. To achieve this, the project seeks to develop a mathematical framework that unifies models of navigation, communication and uncertainty, for the first time. This is significant as navigation underpins fundamental behaviour such as migration. Expected outcomes of this project include novel insights into the mechanisms underlying navigation, and new mathematical techniques required to construct the framework. The mathematical framework will be employed to explore and explain critical biological phenomena such as the impact of noise pollution on whale migration, and the conditions required for successful cellular navigation.