Preference in patchy landscapes: The influence of scale-specific intake rates and variance in reward

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 315-323

  Searle, Kate R ^a   Hobbs, N Thompson ^a   Wunder, Bruce A ^a   Shipley, Lisa A ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collared lemmings; Maximization of intake rate; Patch selection; Risk sensitive foraging

Indexed keywords

FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT SELECTION; PATCH USE; RODENT;

DICROSTONYX; MAMMALIA;

EID: 32144436555     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arj030     Document Type: Article

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