Assessing predation risk: optimal behaviour and rules of thumb

DOI10.1016/S0040-5809(03)00097-2zbMath1105.92050OpenAlexW2062422761WikidataQ52007747 ScholiaQ52007747MaRDI QIDQ851320

Alasdair I. Houston, John M. McNamara, Nicky J. Welton

Publication date: 20 November 2006

Published in: Theoretical Population Biology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0040-5809(03)00097-2

zbMATH Keywords

Bayesian updatingImperfect informationInformation-predation trade-offPredation riskRules of thumb

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of optimal control and differential games (49N90) Ecology (92D40) Animal behavior (92D50)

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