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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,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 Digestions; 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 ProspectusContributors; Literature Cited; Index.