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000840063 24504 $$aThe physics of foraging$$h[electronic resource] :$$ban introduction to random searches and biological encounters /$$cGandhimohan M. Viswanathan ... [et al.].
000840063 260__ $$aCambridge ;$$aNew York :$$bCambridge University Press,$$c2011.
000840063 300__ $$axiii, 164 p.
000840063 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000840063 5058_ $$aMachine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: Movement: 1. Empirical motivation for studying movement; 2. Statistical physics of biological motion; 3. Random walks and Le;vy flights; 4. Wandering albatrosses; Part II. Experimental Findings: 5. Early studies; 6. Evidence of anomalous diffusion; 7. Human dispersal; 8. How strong is the evidence?; Part III. Theory of Foraging: 9. Optimizing encounter rates; 10. Le;vy flight foraging; 11. Other search models; Part IV. Finale: A Broader Context: 12. Superdiffusive random searches; 13. Adaptational versus emergent superdiffusion; 14. Perspectives and open problems; Appendices; References; Index.
000840063 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users.
000840063 520__ $$a"Do the movements of animals, including humans, follow patterns that can be described quantitatively by simple laws of motion? If so, then why? These questions have attracted the attention of scientists in many disciplines, and stimulated debates ranging from ecological matters to queries such as 'how can there be free will if one follows a law of motion?' This is the first book on this rapidly evolving subject, introducing random searches and foraging in a way that can be understood by readers without a previous background on the subject. It reviews theory as well as experiment, addresses open problems and perspectives, and discusses applications ranging from the colonization of Madagascar by Austronesians to the diffusion of genetically modified crops. The book will interest physicists working in the field of anomalous diffusion and movement ecology as well as ecologists already familiar with the concepts and methods of statistical physics"--$$cProvided by publisher.
000840063 650_0 $$aAnimal behavior$$xMathematical models.
000840063 650_0 $$aHome range (Animal geography)$$xMathematical models.
000840063 650_0 $$aBiological invasions$$xMathematical models.
000840063 650_0 $$aAnimal ecology$$xMathematical models.
000840063 7001_ $$aViswanathan, Gandhimohan M.
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