Information gleaned and former patch quality determine foraging behavior of parasitic wasps

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1064-1069

  Louapre P ^a   Van Baaren, J ^a   Pierre, J S ^a   Van Alphen, J J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Bayesian updating; decision; making; optimal foraging behavior; patch quality estimate

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL CUE; DECISION MAKING; EGG PRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FECUNDITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT QUALITY; LONGEVITY; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; OVIPOSITION; PARASITOID; PATCH USE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE USE; SAMPLING; WASP;

ASOBARA TABIDA; BRACONIDAE; VESPOIDEA;

EID: 80052211253     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr090     Document Type: Article

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