ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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optimal foraging
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Hamilton’s rule
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a fixed-action pattern
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cognition and learning
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the behavior called that maximizes an animal’s energy intake to expenditure ratio? A.) Optimal foraging.
Detailed explanation-2: -Optimal foraging theory (OFT) focuses on the effects of habitat quality and diet choice on the spatial distribution and movement of animals. This theory addresses the question of how long a forager should spend exploiting one food source before switching to another (Emlen, 1966; MacArthur and Pianka, 1966).
Detailed explanation-3: -Optimal foraging theory predicts that animals will either attempt to maximize energy gained or minimize time spent to obtain a fixed amount of energy.
Detailed explanation-4: -Foraging is the collection of wild resources in the form of animals, berries, nuts, herbs, mushrooms, and more. Both animals and humans can be foragers, either hunting for prey items like other animals, or gathering edible plants like greens and berries.