An effective algorithm for approximating adaptive behavior in seasonal environments

Ecological Modelling

Volumn 311, Issue , 2015, Pages 20-30

  Sainmont, Julie ^a   Andersen, Ken H ^a   Thygesen, Uffe H ^a   Fiksen, Øyvind ^b   Visser, André W ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diel vertical migration; Dynamic programming; Foraging behavior; Habitat selection; Myopic; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL LIFE; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMPUTATION THEORY; DIGITAL VOLTMETERS; ECOLOGY; GAME THEORY;

DIEL VERTICAL MIGRATIONS; FORAGING BEHAVIORS; HABITAT SELECTION; MYOPIC; PREDATION RISK;

DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING;

ADAPTATION; ALGORITHM; ANNUAL VARIATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DIEL MIGRATION; ECOSYSTEM MODELING; GAME THEORY; HABITAT SELECTION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PREDATION RISK; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 84930197131     PISSN: 03043800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.04.016     Document Type: Article

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