LEADER 03914nam 22006852 450 001 9910461287203321 005 20160223164843.0 010 $a1-107-22161-7 010 $a1-283-12753-9 010 $a9786613127532 010 $a1-139-09265-0 010 $a0-511-90268-9 010 $a1-139-09317-7 010 $a1-139-09214-6 010 $a1-139-09125-5 010 $a1-139-09034-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000093591 035 $a(EBL)713029 035 $a(OCoLC)735595386 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000524834 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11913802 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524834 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10486380 035 $a(PQKB)11496702 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511902680 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC713029 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL713029 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10476483 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL312753 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000093591 100 $a20100727d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe physics of foraging $ean introduction to random searches and biological encounters /$fGandhimohan M. Viswanathan [and three others]$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 164 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-00679-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $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. 330 $aDo 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. 606 $aAnimal behavior$xMathematical models 606 $aHome range (Animal geography)$xMathematical models 606 $aBiological invasions$xMathematical models 606 $aAnimal ecology$xMathematical models 615 0$aAnimal behavior$xMathematical models. 615 0$aHome range (Animal geography)$xMathematical models. 615 0$aBiological invasions$xMathematical models. 615 0$aAnimal ecology$xMathematical models. 676 $a591.5 700 $aViswanathan$b Gandhimohan M.$01026677 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461287203321 996 $aThe physics of foraging$92441718 997 $aUNINA