Optimal searching behaviour: The value of sampling information

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 279-290

  Fortin, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Area restricted search; Bison; Extensive and intensive search mode; Optimal strategy; Reference window; Sampling information

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOOD QUALITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT STRUCTURE; UNGULATE;

ANIMALIA; BISON; BISON BISON; BUBALUS;

EID: 0036679938     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3800(02)00031-5     Document Type: Article

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