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Towards a Unifield Foraging Theory
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In the broadest sense, foraging adaptations can include problems of finding food, avoiding predation while looking for food, and reproducing. In this paper, a theory that treats these three behaviors in a consistent, unified manner, with one common currency, is presented. The theory is called unified foraging theory, although it actually pertains to a wider class of behavioral problems. The theory is based on models using Markovian decision processes and leads to quantitatively testable predictions about behavioral strategies.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Mangel, M., & Clark, C. W.
- Venue
- Ecology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1986-10
- Volume
- 67
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1127-1138
- ISSN
- 0012-9658 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1995687461
- Cited by
- 542
- References
- 46
- FWCI
- 63.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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