Thermoregulation in P. Terraenovae aggregations, an agent-based approach

Gildas Morvan (1) , Daniel Jolly (1) , Damien Charabidze (2)

1 LGI2A - Laboratoire de Génie Informatique et d'Automatique de l'Artois
2 Laboratoire entomologie Institut de médecine légale

This paper deals with an important issue of forensic entomology: the estimation of the temperature in a "maggot mass". An agent-based model of the thermoregulation behaviour of fly (Protophormia terraenovae) larvae is described. Simulation results show that the model reproduces an important observed pattern and thus, might be used in entomological expertises.

Keywords: Agent-based modeling; thermoregulation; forensic entomology; Multi-agent-based simulation

Domains: Computer Science [cs]; Modeling and Simulation; Computer Science [cs]; Multiagent Systems [cs.MA]

Gildas Morvan, Daniel Jolly, Damien Charabidze. Thermoregulation in P. Terraenovae aggregations, an agent-based approach. ESM 2008, Oct 2008, Le Havre, France. ⟨hal-00391961⟩