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Chin. Phys. B, 2025, Vol. 34(3): 038702    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ada54c
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Dynamics of zebrafish locomotion being independent of spatial size

Zhen Wang(王震)1, Jian Gao(高见)1,†, Yongshang Long(龙永尚)1, Huaping Lv(吕华平)2, and Qun Wang(王群)2
1 School of Mathematics and Physics, Anqing Normal University, Anqing 246011, China;
2 School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
Abstract  Zebrafish are increasingly being utilized as a laboratory animal species to study various biological processes, both normal and pathological. It is crucial to comprehend the dynamics of zebrafish locomotion and put forth realistic models since their locomotion characteristics are employed as feedback indicators in diverse experiments. In this study, we conducted experimental research on the locomotion of zebrafish across various spatial sizes, focusing on the analysis of motion step size and motion direction. The results indicated that the motion step exhibits long-range correlations, the motion direction shows unbiased randomness, and the data characteristics are not influenced by spatial size. The dynamic mechanisms are complicated dynamical processes rather than fractional Brownian or Lévy processes motion. Based on the experimental results, we proposed a model for describing the movement of zebrafish in a circular container. Our findings shed light on the locomotion characteristics of zebrafish, and have the potential to benefit both the biological outcomes of animal tests and the welfare of the subjects.
Keywords:  zebrafish locomotion      individual behavior      zebrafish modelling      stochastic process  
Received:  22 October 2024      Revised:  07 December 2024      Accepted manuscript online:  03 January 2025
PACS:  87.10.-e (General theory and mathematical aspects)  
  87.15.A- (Theory, modeling, and computer simulation)  
  05.70.Ln (Nonequilibrium and irreversible thermodynamics)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12205006) and the Excellent Youth Scientific Research Project of Anhui Province, China (Grant No. 2022AH030107).
Corresponding Authors:  Jian Gao     E-mail:  gaojian1612@163.com

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Zhen Wang(王震), Jian Gao(高见), Yongshang Long(龙永尚), Huaping Lv(吕华平), and Qun Wang(王群) Dynamics of zebrafish locomotion being independent of spatial size 2025 Chin. Phys. B 34 038702

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