Circularity in linear programming models of optimal diet

Oecologia

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 259-261

  Owen Smith, Norman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Constraints; Diet selection; Linear programming; Optimal foraging

Indexed keywords

DIET; HERBIVORY; LINEAR PROGRAMMING MODEL; OPTIMAL DIET;

EID: 0029659301     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00334649     Document Type: Article

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