Foraging mode switching: the importance of prey distribution and foraging currency

Foraging methods are highly variable, but can be grouped into two modes: searching and ambush. While research has focused on the functioning of each mode, the question of how animals choose which to use has been largely neglected. Here we consider a forager that exploits prey that are patchily distr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Animal behaviour 2015-07, Vol.105, p.121-137
Hauptverfasser:	Higginson, Andrew D., Ruxton, Graeme D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal populations deep sea fish ectotherms Foraging behavior marginal value theorem optimal foraging patch use Predation prey distribution resource heterogeneity search strategy sit-and-wait
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