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Paperback. 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. This title offers the mechanics of foraging, modern foraging theory, and foraging ecology. Editor(s): Stephens, David W.; Brown, Joel S.; Ydenberg, Ronald C. Num Pages: 576 pages, 96 halftones, 7 line drawings, 5 tables. BIC Classification: PSVP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 948.
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 eat, but when they do, their meals are large - as much as 60 percent larger than their own bodies. The snake's digestive system is normally dormant, but during digestion metabolic rates can increase fortyfold. A python digesting quietly on the forest floor has the metabolic rate of a thoroughbred in a dead heat. This ... Read more
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 eat, but when they do, their meals are large - as much as 60 percent larger than their own bodies. The snake's digestive system is normally dormant, but during digestion metabolic rates can increase fortyfold. A python digesting quietly on the forest floor has the metabolic rate of a thoroughbred in a dead heat. This ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Number of pages
576
Condition
New
Number of Pages
576
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226772646
SKU
V9780226772646
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Ref
99-50
About David W. Stephens
David W. Stephens is professor of ecology, evolution, and behavior at the University of Minnesota and coauthor of Foraging Theory. Joel S. Brown is professor of biology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and coauthor of Evolutionary Game Theory, Natural Selection, and Darwinian Dynamics. Ronald C. Ydenberg is professor in the behavioral ecology research group and director of the ... Read more
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