Dynamic Modeling in Behavioral Ecology - Couverture souple

Livre 21 sur 23: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology

Mangel, Marc

 
9780691085067: Dynamic Modeling in Behavioral Ecology
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0691085064 ISBN 13 : 9780691085067
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 1989

Synopsis

This book describes a powerful and flexible technique for the modeling of behavior, based on evolutionary principles. The technique employs stochastic dynamic programming and permits the analysis of behavioral adaptations wherein organisms respond to changes in their environment and in their own current physiological state. Models can be constructed to reflect sequential decisions concerned simultaneously with foraging, reproduction, predator avoidance, and other activities. The authors show how to construct and use dynamic behavioral models. Part I covers the mathematical background and computer programming, and then uses a paradigm of foraging under risk of predation to exemplify the general modeling technique. Part II consists of five "applied" chapters illustrating the scope of the dynamic modeling approach. They treat hunting behavior in lions, reproduction in insects, migrations of aquatic organisms, clutch size and parental care in birds, and movement of spiders and raptors. Advanced topics, including the study of dynamic evolutionarily stable strategies, are discussed in Part III.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book describes a powerful and flexible technique for the modeling of behavior, based on evolutionary principles. The technique employs stochastic dynamic programming and permits the analysis of behavioral adaptations wherein organisms respond to changes in their environment and in their own current physiological state. Models can be constructed to reflect sequential decisions concerned simultaneously with foraging, reproduction, predator avoidance, and other activities. The authors show how to construct and use dynamic behavioral models. Part I covers the mathematical background and computer programming, and then uses a paradigm of foraging under risk of predation to exemplify the general modeling technique. Part II consists of five "applied" chapters illustrating the scope of the dynamic modeling approach. They treat hunting behavior in lions, reproduction in insects, migrations of aquatic organisms, clutch size and parental care in birds, and movement of spiders and raptors. Advanced topics, including the study of dynamic evolutionarily stable strategies, are discussed in Part III.

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Éditeur
Princeton University Press
Date d'édition
1989
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0691085064
ISBN 13 
9780691085067
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
324
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780691085050: Dynamic Modeling in Behavioral Ecology

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0691085056 ISBN 13 :  9780691085050
Editeur : Princeton University Press, 1989
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