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2019
This module introduces the optimal foraging strategy in the context of understanding competition and coexistence among species. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.
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This module introduces the optimal foraging strategy in the context of understanding competition and coexistence among species. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.
Gross, Lou +2 more
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Honeyeater foraging: A test of optimal foraging theory
Animal Behaviour, 1981Abstract Honeyeaters (Meliphagidae) were observed foraging for nectar from Lambertia formosa inflorescences, each of which has seven flowers. The frequency distribution of numbers of flowers probed per visit to an inflorescence was found to be bimodal, with one peak at two and the other at seven.
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Stoichiometric theory in optimal foraging strategy
Journal of Mathematical BiologyUnderstanding how organisms make choices about what to eat is a fascinating puzzle explored in this study, which employs stoichiometric modeling and optimal foraging principles. The research delves into the intricate balance of nutrient intake with foraging strategies, investigating quality and quantity-based food selection through mathematical models.
Shohel Ahmed, Juping Ji, Hao Wang
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Ecology, 2019
When prey is patchily distributed, predators are expected to spend more time searching for food in proximity of recent prey captures before searching in other areas. This behavior, known as area-restricted search, results in predators remaining localized
H. Bailey +5 more
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When prey is patchily distributed, predators are expected to spend more time searching for food in proximity of recent prey captures before searching in other areas. This behavior, known as area-restricted search, results in predators remaining localized
H. Bailey +5 more
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Planning and information foraging theories
ACM Journal of Computer Documentation, 2002Information foraging theory and strategic planning theory can help technical communicators think about effective research methods. A broader understanding of social theory can complement Gattis's approach by adding considerations related to underlying ideological assumptions and to how research practices are situated in the larger contexts of ...
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Foraging theory for multizone temperature control
IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine, 2006Models from behavioral ecology, specifically foraging theory, are used to describe the decisions an animal forager must make in order to maximize its rate of energy gain and thereby improve its survival probability. Using a bioinspired methodology, we view an animal as a software agent, the foraging landscape as a spatial layout of temperature zones ...
Nicanor Quijano +2 more
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1987
Optimal foraging theory has nothing to do with the theory of evolution: it has to do with the science of design. The science of design (Simon 1981) can be used to define the optimal strategy for the pursuit of some particular goal in the sense that, given a range of alternative actions and a utility function dependent on those actions, it permits the ...
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Optimal foraging theory has nothing to do with the theory of evolution: it has to do with the science of design. The science of design (Simon 1981) can be used to define the optimal strategy for the pursuit of some particular goal in the sense that, given a range of alternative actions and a utility function dependent on those actions, it permits the ...
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Game Theory and Social Foraging
1998Abstract Foraging behavior is central to issues such as the structure and composition of animal communities (Schoener 1987), the abundance and spatial distribution of organisms (Fretwell 1972), the extent to which sociality may evolve (Wilson 1975, pp. 49-57), and intra- and interspecific competition.
Luc-Alain Giraldeau, Barbara Livoreil
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An Overview of Foraging Theory
1986One of the most active areas of ecological research concerns predation and herbivory. Of interest is how an individual allocates its time and energy in search of food. Animal nutritional requirements vary greatly, not only in quantity, but also in quality, and it is not my aim here to review the variety of feeding mechanisms employed, nor the ...
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