Decision-making under risk has been variably characterized and examined in many different
disciplines. However, interdisciplinary integration has not been forthcoming. Classic theories …

Most actions result in one of a set of possible outcomes. To understand how this uncertainty,
or risk, affects animals' decision-making some researchers take a normative approach …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

Models of Adaptive Behaviour sets out a framework for adaptive explanations of behaviour,
and applies this to give analyses of a range of biological issues such as energetic gain …

This paper concerns the response of foraging animals to variability in rate of gain, or risk.
Both the empirical and theoretical literatures relevant to this issue are reviewed. The …

This paper first considers the implications of biological evolution for economic preferences. It
analyzes why utility functions evolved, considers evidence that utility is both hedonic and …

Risk-sensitive analysis of subsistence adaptations is warranted when (i) outcomes are to
some degree unpredictable and (ii) they have nonlinear consequences for fitness and/or …

Sensory information allows animals to interpret their environment and make decisions. The
ways in which animals perceive and measure stimuli from the social and physical …

It is conventionally assumed that, when animals evaluate alternative options, the value
assigned to an option is absolute and independent of the other options available. It follows …

A core assumption implicit in economic models of animal choice is that subjects assign
absolute utilities to options that are independent of the type and number of alternatives …