Foraging: Quantitative Analyses of Behavior, Volume Vi

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ISBN: 9780898595505 | 0898595509
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Copyright: 2/1/1987

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The sixth volume in this respected series systematically presents and evaluates quantitative models of various foraging phenomena, including: steady state decision rules; acquisition of decision rules; perception and learning in foraging behavior.

About the Editors	p. x
List of Contributors	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Introduction	p. xix
References	p. xxi
ISpects of Optimal-Foraging Theory	p. xxiii
Survival, Energy Budgets And Foraging Risk	p. 1
References	p. 18
Foraging in Patches: There's More to Life Than The Marginal Value Theorem	p. 23
Acknowledgments	p. 38
References	p. 38
The Control of Foraging Decisions	p. 41
Acknowledgments	p. 58
References	p. 58
Oraging in a Changing Environment	p. 62a
Foraging in a Changing Environment: an Experiment With Starlings (sturnus Vulgaris)	p. 63
Appendix (by Dr. Charles Lewis, Groningen University)	p. 83
Acknowledgments	p. 85
References	p. 85
Foraging in a Changing Environment: Simulations In The Operant Laboratory	p. 89
Acknowledgment	p. 112
References	p. 112
Learning and Foraging In Pigeons: Effects of Handling Time and Changing Food Availability on Patch Choice	p. 115
Acknowledgments	p. 131
References	p. 131
Environmental Constraints On Optimal-Foraging Behavior	p. 133
Acknowledgments	p. 149
References	p. 149
Iii Operant and Pavlovian Processes	p. 152a
Mechanisms of Signal- Controlled Foraging Behavior	p. 153
Conclusion	p. 174
Acknowledgments	p. 176
References	p. 176
Choice and Optimal Foraging Tests of the Delay-Reduction Hypothesis and the Optimal-Diet Model	p. 181
References	p. 205
Acknowledgments	p. 205
Iv Special Foraging Adaptations	p. 208a
Foraging for Stored Food	p. 209
References	p. 225
Acknowledgments	p. 225
The Influence of Context On Choice Behavior: Fruit Selection by Tropical Birds	p. 229
Conclusions: Availability and Context	p. 247
Acknowledgments	p. 249
Acknowledgments	p. 250
VMethodology	p. 254a
Detecting and Eliminating Spatial Bias When Tracking Foraging Behavior in ALaboratory Experiment	p. 255
Conclusions	p. 273
References	p. 274
Author Index	p. 275
Subject Index	p. 283
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