Optimal foraging in great tits (parus major)

COWIE, RICHARD J.

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Optimal foraging in great tits (parus major)

COWIE, RICHARD J.·1977·Nature

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Rate estimation is usually implemented by a weighted average with exponential decay.
“Rate estimation is usually implemented by a weighted average with exponential decay (Killeen, 1981, 1994), which captures the intuitive notion that because natural environments are nonstationary, recent events should weigh more heavily in memory than long-past events (Cowie, 1977).”
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Authors: COWIE, R. J.
Affiliations: University of Oxford (GB)
Corresponding author: COWIE, RICHARD J.
Venue: Nature
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 1977-07
Volume: 268
Issue: 5616
Pages: 137-139
ISSN: 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/268137a0
OpenAlex: W2000503930
Cited by: 395
References: 12
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FWCI: 9.13
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Nature (publishedVersion)
Topics: Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Avian ecology and behavior
Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Keywords: optimal foraging theory, Parus major, patch residence time, foraging behavior, predator-prey interactions, natural selection

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