“Firefly flash synchronization” by Raghavachary

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    Firefly flash synchronization

Session/Category Title:   Visual Innovations


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    A model of firefly synchrony observed in nature, where fireflies adjust their individual illumination intervals to flash as a collective unit.

References:


    1. BUCK, J. AND BUCK, E. 1976. Synchronous fireflies. Scientific American, 5, 74–85.
    2. STROGATZ, S. H. AND STEWART, I. 1993. Coupled oscillators and biological synchronization. Scientific American, 12, 68–75.


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