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most citedLévy flights and self-similar exploratory behaviour of termite workers: beyond model fitting

46 citations · 55 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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q-bio.PE2025

Emergent dynamical phases and collective motion in termites

Leticia R. Paiva, Sidiney G. Alves, Og DeSouza +1

Termites which are able to forage in the open can be often seen, in the field or in the lab: (i) wandering around, forming no observable pattern, or (ii) clustering themselves in a…

cond-mat.stat-mech2022

Visibility graphs of animal foraging trajectories

Leticia R. Paiva, Sidiney G. Alves, Lucas Lacasa +2

The study of self-propelled particles is a fast-growing research topic where biologically inspired movement is increasingly becoming of much interest. A relevant example is the col…

q-bio.PE2014★ 46 cited

Lévy flights and self-similar exploratory behaviour of termite workers: beyond model fitting

Octavio Miramontes, Og DeSouza, Leticia Ribeiro Paiva +2

Animal movements have been related to optimal foraging strategies where self-similar trajectories are central. Most of the experimental studies done so far have focused mainly on f…

q-bio.TO2013★ 9 cited

Multiscale model for the effects of adaptive immunity suppression on the viral therapy of cancer

Leticia R Paiva, Hallan S Silva, Silvio C Ferreira +1

Oncolytic virotherapy - the use of viruses that specifically kill tumor cells - is an innovative and highly promising route for treating cancer. However, its therapeutic outcomes a…

physics.bio-ph2011

Questing for an optimal, universal viral agent for oncolytic virotherapy

L R Paiva, M L Martins, S C Ferreira

One of the most promising strategies to treat cancer is attacking it with viruses designed to exploit specific altered pathways. Here, the effects of oncolytic virotherapy on tumor…