Biology of eusocial shrimp
Understand the organisms, their sponge habitats, and the observations that justify a remarkable social classification.
Marine biologyResearch programmes
From marine societies
to collective systems.
Eight proposed programmes. A shared commitment to precise questions, explicit assumptions and reproducible work.
THE BOUNDARY MATTERS
Eusocial shrimp are the biological starting point. Computational connections are research questions to investigate, not conclusions already established. Each programme identifies the distinction.
Eusocial shrimp world map
Explore published colony locations and promising research leads, with an interactive map, downloadable image and source register.
Open the global map →Colony structure and reproductive organisation
Separate reproductive concentration, behavioural roles, and demographic structure without importing a human chain of command.
Behavioural ecologyEvolution of social behaviour
Investigate why different social systems arise, with attention to kin structure, ecology, and shared evolutionary history.
Evolutionary biologySwarm intelligence and collective systems
Study how local interactions can generate coordinated outcomes, while testing the limits of biological analogy.
Collective behaviourDistributed algorithms
Explore agreement, information exchange, and fault tolerance in systems where no participant sees the whole state.
Computer scienceNetwork theory and mathematical biology
Build explicit representations of contacts, movement, and information, and examine what those representations omit.
Applied mathematicsAgent-based simulation
Develop inspectable models in which local rules, individual differences, and spatial constraints can be tested together.
Computational modellingOptimisation and collective decision-making
Ask what a collective is trying to achieve before judging its performance, efficiency, or success.
Decision science