ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|61 pages
Aspects of Optimal-Foraging Theory
part II|89 pages
Foraging in a Changing Environment
chapter 4|25 pages
Foraging in a Changing Environment
An Experiment with Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)
chapter 6|18 pages
Learning and Foraging in Pigeons
Effects of Handling Time and Changing Food Availability on Patch Choice
part III|55 pages
Operant and Pavlovian Processes
chapter 9|27 pages
Choice and Optimal Foraging
Tests of the Delay-Reduction Hypothesis and the Optimal-Diet Model
part IV|46 pages
Special Foraging Adaptations
part V|20 pages
Methodology
