Optimal foraging and gut constraints: Reconciling two schools of thought

Article Abstract:

A study reconciles two schools of thought regarding the limitations to feeding rates and determining diet selectivity by incorporating gut processing as an integral component of the standard ecological expression of the functional response. The model adds physiological characteristics to the intrinsic characteristics of foragers that influence feeding rate and diet selection.

United States, Veterinary physiology, Animal physiology

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On the use of public information by social foragers to assess patch quality

Article Abstract:

Foragers in groups are hypotheses to use to the sampling activity of companions to determine the quality of a food patch, thus influencing how long individuals stay in a patch before searching for alternative sources of food. The use of public source of information is thought to lead to an increase in mean food intake rate when compared to independent foraging.

Animal behavior, Animal behaviour

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