Optimal foraging and risk of predation: Effects on behavior and social structure in ungulates

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1114-1129

  Kie, John G ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Foraging behavior; Linear programming; Optimal foraging theory; Optimization; Predation risk; Stochastic dynamic programming; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 0000407832     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383163     Document Type: Review

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