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A New Application for the Optimal Foraging Theory: The Extraction of Medicinal Plants

Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2011
The Optimal Foraging Theory was used to identify possible patterns in bark extraction and the selective cutting of Anadenanthera colubrina (Angico), a medicinal plant.
G. Soldati, U. P. de Albuquerque
semanticscholar   +1 more source

RISK‐SENSITIVE FORAGING THEORY AND OPERANT PSYCHOLOGY [PDF]

Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, 1991
Hastjarjo, Silberberg, and Hursh (1990) have presented data on the foraging behavior of rats and discussed it in terms of risk‐sensitive foraging theory. Because risk‐sensitive foraging theory is comprised of several different models, it does not lead to general predictions about when an organism should prefer a foraging option with high variance to a ...
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Nest material preferences in wild hazel dormice Muscardinus avellanarius: testing predictions from optimal foraging theory. [PDF]

Behav Ecol, 2023
Collins SA, Lane SM, Ishibashi M, Hamston T.   +3 more
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Foraging behaviour of Brazilian riverine and coastal fishers: How much is explained by the optimal foraging theory?

Conservation & Society, 2011
Optimal Foraging Theory (OFT) is here applied to analyse the foraging behaviour of Brazilian artisanal fishers of the Atlantic coast (Itacuruçá and São Paulo Bagre villages) and of the inland Amazonian region (Jarauá and Ebenezer villages).
Priscila F.M. Lopes, Mariana Clauzet, Natalia Hanazaki, Milena Ramires, Renato A.M. Silvano, Alpina Begossi   +5 more
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Combining radio-telemetry and radar measurements to test optimal foraging in an aerial insectivore bird

eLife
Optimal foraging theory posits that foragers adjust their movements based on prey abundance to optimize food intake. While extensively studied in terrestrial and marine environments, aerial foraging has remained relatively unexplored due to technological
Itai Bloch, David Troupin, Sivan Toledo, Ran Nathan, Nir Sapir   +4 more
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Flower Constancy of Bumblebees – The Case of Onobrychis pindicola (Fabaceae) Pollinators

Journal of Apicultural Science, 2018
Pollination in high mountain habitats is an important ecosystem service in climate change conditions. The aim of this study was to use pollen load analysis to assess flower constancy and foraging choices of bumblebees foraging on Onobrychis pindicola, a ...
Kozuharova Ekaterina
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Relationship between foraging behavior and predatory gain of Neoseiulus bicaudus under different prey densities

Biological Control
Foraging behavior determines natural enemies’ predation capacity and biological control efficacy. Prey density significantly affects their foraging behavior. Studying predator foraging under different prey densities with movement process analysis reveals
Chen Fang, Xinjie Zhang, Siqiong Tang, Jiamin Gu, Jie Su, Huiying Liu, Jianping Zhang   +6 more
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optimal-foraging theory

Citation: 'optimal-foraging theory' in the IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed.; International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.14895 • License: The IUPAC Gold Book is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA 4.0 International for individual terms.
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Foraging in a non-foraging task: Fitness maximization explains human risk preference dynamics under changing environment.

PLoS Computational Biology
Changes in risk preference have been reported when making a series of independent risky choices or non-foraging economic decisions. Behavioral economics has put forward various explanations for specific changes in risk preference in non-foraging tasks ...
Yasuhiro Mochizuki, Norihiro Harasawa, Mayank Aggarwal, Chong Chen, Haruaki Fukuda   +4 more
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Spatiotemporal organization of ant foraging from a complex systems perspective

Scientific Reports
We use complex systems science to explore the emergent behavioral patterns that typify eusocial species, using collective ant foraging as a paradigmatic example.
Javier Cristín, Pol Fernández-López, Roger Lloret-Cabot, Meritxell Genovart, Viçenc Méndez, Frederic Bartumeus, Daniel Campos   +6 more
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