Entropic and Non-Linear Aspects of Animal Behaviour
A special issue of Entropy (ISSN 1099-4300).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 480
Special Issue Editors
2. Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology & Biotechnology, Plentzia Marine Station (PiE), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plentzia, Spain
Interests: precision fish farming; effects of toxicants and health and welfare promoting substances on fish behaviour; non-linear assessment of fish behaviour
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Interests: smart manufacturing; automation systems; multi-agent systems; application orchestration
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2. Research Centre for Experimental Marine Biology & Biotechnology, Plentzia Marine Station (PiE), University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Plentzia, Spain
3. Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Spain
Interests: seafood safety; fish composition and quality; trace elements and antioxidants; fish health and welfare
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Special Issue Information
The journal Entropy deals with the development and/or application of entropy or information-theoretic concepts in a wide variety of applications. Relevant submissions to this Special Issue ought to focus on aspects (with applications on animal behavior):
- Providing new insights into entropy or information-theoretic concepts; and/or
- Demonstrating a novel use of entropy or information-theoretic concepts in a particular application/case
Entropy, fractal analysis, game theory, and related methodologies from the information theory and mathematical world have been applied to understand the behavior of biological systems. This Special Issue is devoted to studies applying that knowledge to further the understanding, as well as the modeling, of all aspects of inter- and intra-animal species communications and behavior, including how they are affected by:
- External inputs (such as changes in their environment, including environmental pollutants, changes in temperature, ocean acidification, etc.);
- Encounters with novel/invasive species;
- Neurological alterations;
- Others.
Contributions showing the application of entropy and related nonlinear concepts and models to the development of practical tools to detect, for example, deviated behaviors, for disease diagnosis, environmental monitoring, etc., will be greatly welcomed.
All animal species and their interactions, including human, will be considered. Research papers will be given priority over review contributions.
Authors wishing to contribute are requested to please contact the editors ([email protected]) with a tentative title and/or subject matter prior to submitting their contribution to ensure that it fits the purpose of this Special Issue.
Dr. Harkaitz Eguiraun
Dr. Oskar Casquero
Prof. Dr. Iciar Martinez
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Entropy is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
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Keywords
- entropy
- fractals
- game theory
- nonlinear systems and analysis
- computational analysis
- information flow and transfer
- robotics
- modeling
- biological systems
- biomonitoring
- behavioral monitoring
- early warning system
- intelligent systems
- environmental pollutants
- environmental change
- toxic compounds
- toxicity test
- online test
- neurological alterations
- orientation
- locomotor activity
- space use
- tortuosity
- habitat selection
- ranging
- homing
- foraging
- behavior
- social behavior
- collective behavior (schooling, shoaling, swarming, flocking, etc.)
- hierarchies
- choices
- learning
- individual interactions
- inter- and intraspecies interactions and communication
- prey–predator interactions
- stress
- aggression and related issues
