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UNINA9910454180603321 |
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Titolo |
Foraging [[electronic resource] ] : behavior and ecology / / edited by David W. Stephens, Joel S. Brown, and Ronald C. Ydenberg |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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0-226-77265-9 |
1-281-96656-8 |
9786611966560 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (626 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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StephensDavid W. <1955-> |
BrownJoel S <1959-> (Joel Steven) |
YdenbergRonald C |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Animals - Food |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 507-586) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Foraging : ; an overview / Ronald C. Ydenberg, Joel S. Brown and David W. Stephens -- Models of information use / David W. Stephens -- Neuroethology and foraging / David F. Sherry and John B. Mitchell -- Cognition for foraging / Melissa M. Adams-Hunt and Lucia F. Jacobs -- Food acquisition, processing, and digestions / Christopher J. Whelan and Kenneth A. Schmidt -- Herbivory / Jonathan Newman -- Energy storage and expenditure / Anders Brodin and Colin W. Clark-- Provisioning / Ronald C. Ydenberg -- Foraging in the face of danger / Peter A. Bednekoff -- Foraging with others : ; games social foragers play / Thomas A. Waite and Kristin L. Field -- Foraging and population dynamics / Robert D. Holt and Tristan Kimbrell -- Community ecology / Burt P. Kotler and Joel S. Brown -- Foraging and the ecology of fear / Joel S. Brown and Burt P. Kotler -- On foraging theory, humans, and the conservation of diversity : ; a prospectus / Michael L. Rosenzweig |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Foraging is fundamental to animal survival and reproduction, yet it is much more than a simple matter of finding food; it is a biological imperative. Animals must find and consume resources to succeed, and they make extraordinary efforts to do so. For instance, pythons rarely |
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