Foraging : Behavior and Ecology /
Foraging is fundamental to animal survival and reproduction, yet it is much more than a simple matter of finding food; it is a biological imperative. Animals must find and consume resources to succeed, and they make extraordinary efforts to do so. For instance, pythons rarely eat, but when they do,...
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
[2008]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- 1. Foraging: An Overview
- Part I. Foraging and Information Processing
- 2. Models of Information Use
- 3. Neuroethology of Foraging
- 4. Cognition for Foraging
- Part II. Processing, Herbivory, and Storage
- 5. Food Acquisition, Processing, and Digestion
- 6. Herbivory
- 7. Energy Storage and Expenditure
- Part III. Modern Foraging Theory
- 8. Provisioning
- 9. Foraging in the Face of Danger
- 10. Foraging with Others: Games Social Foragers Play
- Part IV. Foraging Ecology
- 11. Foraging and Population Dynamics
- 12. Community Ecology
- 13. Foraging and the Ecology of Fear
- 14. On Foraging Theory, Humans, and the Conservation of Diversity: A Prospectus
- Contributors
- Literature Cited
- Index