Partial migration, ie when one fractiofl of fhe population is migratory and the other sedentary,
appears to be a widespread phenomenon among many animal taxa, ranging from insects to …

Foraging animals confront problems conceptually similar to those facing an economically
minded consumer (46, 47), and foraging theory shares a methodology in common with …

For vertebrates, annual cycles are organized into a series of breeding and non-breeding
periods that vary in duration and location but are inextricably linked biologically. Here, we …

Nature-inspired optimization algorithms, notably evolutionary algorithms (EAs), have been
widely used to solve various scientific and engineering problems because of to their …

In the past twenty years there have been many new developments in the study of animal
behaviour: for example, more sophisticated methods of neurophysiology; more precise …

This book describes a powerful and flexible technique for the modeling of behavior, based
on evolutionary principles. The technique employs stochastic dynamic programming and …

When animals can choose from a range of feeding options, often those options with a higher
energetic gain carry a higher risk of predation. This paper analyses the optimal trade-off …

The relationship between the evolutionary fitness of individual foragers and the size of
foraging groups is investigated by means of a series of simple mathematical models. Two …

We have developed a model that reconciles information-sharing and producer-scrounger
models of group foraging. Our model includes producers, scroungers, and an opportunistic …

This study of the hunters of the settlement of Inukjuak (Inujjuaq) in Ungava, northern
Quebec, evaluates the utility of models drawn from evolutionary ecology, including optimal …