Time-concentrated sampling: A simple strategy for information gain at a novel, depleted patch

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1513-1521

  Gibson, K W ^a,b   Hall, C L ^a   Kramer, D L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Centre for Conservation Research   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PLANTS (BOTANY); SAMPLING;

CHIPMUNKS; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; TIME-CONCENTRATED SAMPLING;

BIODIVERSITY;

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; INFORMATION; NUT; PATCHINESS; RODENT; SAMPLING; SEED; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; HELIANTHUS; TAMIAS STRIATUS;

EID: 33846656090     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-139     Document Type: Article

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