Ideal Free Distributions under Predation Risk

We examine the trade-off between gathering food and avoiding predation in the context of patch use by a group of animals. Often a forager will have to choose between feeding sites that differ in both energetic gain rate and predation risk. The ideal site will have a high gain rate and low risk of pr...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 1996, Vol.38 (2), p.131-143
Hauptverfasser:	Moody, Anthony L., Houston, Alasdair I., McNamara, John M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal ethology Animal feeding behavior Animals Biological and medical sciences Ecological competition Food Food availability Foraging Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Group size Mortality Predation Predators Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
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