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Foraging Theory /
This account of the current state of foraging theory is also a valuable description of the use of optimality theory in behavioral ecology in general. Organizing and introducing the main research themes in economic analyses of animal feeding behavior, the authors analyze the empirical evidence bearin...
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| Langue: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
1986.
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Table des matières:
- Foraging economics: the logic of formal modeling
- Average-rate maximizing: the prey and patch models
- Average-rate maximizing again: changed constraints
- Incomplete information
- The economics of choice: trade-offs and herbivory
- Rish-sensitive foraging
- Dynamic optimization: the logic of multi-stage decision making
- More on constraints: rules of thumb and satisficing
- Testing foraging models
- Optimization models in behavioral ecology: the spandrel meets its arch-rival