The Physics of Foraging : an Introduction to Random Searches and Biological Encounters.

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Introducing random searches and foraging for physicists and ecologists.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Viswanathan, Gandhimohan M.
Otros Autores: Luz, Marcos Gomes Eleutério da, Raposo, Ernesto P., Stanley, H. Eugene (Harry Eugene), 1941-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Animal behavior > Mathematical models.
Home range (Animal geography) > Mathematical models.
Biological invasions > Mathematical models.
Animal ecology > Mathematical models.
Domaine vital (Éthologie) > Modèles mathématiques.
Invasions biologiques > Modèles mathématiques.
Écologie animale > Modèles mathématiques.
Animal behavior > Mathematical models
Animal ecology > Mathematical models
Biological invasions > Mathematical models
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part I: Introduction: Movement; 1 Empirical motivation for studying movement; 2 Statistical physics of biological motion; 3 Random walks and Levy flights; 4 The wandering albatross; Part II: Experimental findings; 5 Early studies; 6 Evidence of anomalous diffusion; 7 Human dispersal; 8 How strong is the evidence?; Part III: Theory of foraging; 9 Optimizing encounter rates; 10 Levy flight foraging; 11 Other search models; Part IV: Finale: A broader context; 12 Superdiffusive random searches.
  • 13 Adaptational versus emergent superdiffusion14 Perspectives and open problems; Appendix A: Data analysis; A.1 A criterion for inferring superdiffusion; A.2 Log-log plots and surrounding controversies; A.3 Maximum likelihood estimation; Appendix B: Levy walkers inside absorbing boundaries; References; Index.

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