Apostatic selection as an optimal foraging strategy.

S. F. Hubbard, R. M. Cook, J. G. Glover, J.J.D. Greenwood

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Abstract

Two simple optimal diet models are shown to be capable of predicting a variety of effects similar to those of frequency-dependent selection, the type depending on whether the predator can search simultaneously for the prey species it attacks, or not. Intensity of detected selection should decline with increasing prey exploitation.-from AuthorsDept. of Biological Sciences, The Univ., Dundee DD1 4HN, & The Marine Lab., Victoria Rd., Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)625-633
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Animal Ecology
Volume51
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 1982

Keywords

  • optimal diet models
  • optimal foraging
  • foraging strategy

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