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(a) The qualitative transition diagram illustrating how agents change state; (b) image depicting change in agent state over time as cellular automata. Blue indicates a non-startled state, and yellow indicates a startled state. On the first time step, seven agents startle due to the external threat via Pext. On subsequent time steps, the startle propagates throughout the shoal.
