Objetivo Systems composed of a large number of interacting heterogeneous agents often display complex properties that cannot be deduced in a simple way by studying the behaviour of single agents. This research aims to study three-dimensional complex pattern for mation, in order to get a strong insight into features that may be relevant in more complex situations where the components move in a high dimensional configuration space. Animal group movements look very promising in this respect and we will concentra te our attention on the flocking behaviour of starlings, representing perhaps the best widely known example for the above class of behaviours. We will study the reasons of particular forms of flocking with the aim of understanding the collective movement o f the flock and its form in relation to the behaviour of the individuals of the group. Our goals are the following: a) By getting three-dimensional reconstructions of their movements, we aim to characterize experimentally in a quantitative and qualitative way these movements. We plan to monitor the flock movements in space with the resolution of a single bird, in order to get information on possible leadership of a few birds. Data taken in aviaries will be used for comparison. b) We want to construct new mo dels that give rise to such complex group behaviour. The experimental data should be crucial in inspiring these models and to discriminate possible differences among them. c) We intend to interpret the biological meaning and relevance of the formation of t hese patterns. d) As far as collective movements are common phenomena also in human behaviour (particular relevant in economics) we would like to explore the possibility of exporting the models and the techniques to economic collective choices. In this way we try to develop ways to investigate the reasons of social events, e.g. fashions, to understand socio-economic herding, and possibly to devise methods to tame dangerous excessive market fluctuations. Ámbito científico social scienceseconomics and businesseconomics Programa(s) FP6-POLICIES - Policy support: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Tema(s) NEST-2003-1 - Adventure activities Convocatoria de propuestas FP6-2003-NEST-PATH Consulte otros proyectos de esta convocatoria Régimen de financiación STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinador ISTITUTO NAZIONALE PER LA FISICA DELLA MATERIA Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Corso Perrone, 24 GENOVA Italia Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos Participantes (6) Ordenar alfabéticamente Ordenar por aportación de la UE Ampliar todo Contraer todo COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE Francia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección 31-33 Rue de la Federation PARIS Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos EOTVOS LORAND TUDOMANYEGYETEM Hungría Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Egyetem ter 1-3 BUDAPEST Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITA Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Viale Regina Elena 299 ROMA Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V. Alemania Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Hofgartenstrasse 8 MUENCHEN Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos RIJKSUNIVERSITEIT GRONINGEN Países Bajos Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Broerstraat 5 GRONINGEN Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE Italia Aportación de la UE Sin datos Dirección Piazza dei Cavalieri, 7 PISA Ver en el mapa Enlaces Sitio web Opens in new window Coste total Sin datos