Foraging

D. W. Stephens; A. S. Dunlap

doi:10.1016/B978-012370509-9.00063-2

Foraging

D. W. Stephens, A. S. Dunlap

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior

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This chapter considers foraging behavior and its connections with learning and memory. The chapter reviews the basic models of foraging that behavioral ecologists have developed over the last 30 years. These models provide an economic framework for the study of foraging. Animals forage in a changing environment, and they must adjust their foraging to these changes. Learning and memory play a key role in making these adjustments. The chapter discusses learning mechanisms, constrained foraging behavior, and how economic principles affect the fitness value of learning. Finally, the chapter reviews the emerging topics of predator avoidance and social foraging and discusses their connections with learning and memory.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Learning and Memory
Subtitle of host publication	A Comprehensive Reference
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	365-383
Number of pages	19
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123705099
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-012370509-9.00063-2
State	Published - Jan 1 2007

Keywords

Animal groups
Diet selection
Ecology
Economics
Evolution
Fear
Feeding
Foraging
Game theory
Information
Models
Optimality
Patch exploitation
Predation sampling
Search image
Sociality

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