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Evaluating the Value of Cage Enrichments
The marginal value theorem: a quantitative test using load size variation in a central place forager, the eastern chipmunk Tamias Stratus . Animal Behaviour, 30, 1036-1042. 20
http://www.landfood.ubc.ca/animalwelfare/education/pdfs/michelle_Thesis.pdf
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Principles of Ecology Laboratory Manual
Optimal foraging: the marginal value theorem. Theoretical Population Biology 9:129-136. MacArthur, R. H., and E. R. Pianka. 1966. On optimal use of a patchy environment.
http://www.unm.edu/%7Ejdelong/Ecology%20310%20Lab%20Chapter%205.pdf
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The prey as patch model: optimal handling of resources with ...
The marginal value theorem differs from the prey-choice model in that the decision variable is time spent in a patch (measured as processing intensity), rather than the decision of ...
http://www.unm.edu/~marcusj/Burger%20et%20al%202005.pdf
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Lysis Timingand Bacteriophage Fitness
Testing the marginal value theorem: Although the main purpose of this study is to demonstrate the exis-tenceofanoptimal lysis time for phage infection, the current experimental setup ...
http://www.genetics.org/cgi/reprint/172/1/17.pdf
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Toward Multi-layered, Heterogeneous Dynamics:
Influence Function: Using the Marginal Value Theorem The choice of influence function has a great impact on the problem-solving process. Some influence functions are more successful ...
http://agent2005.anl.gov/2005pdf/Reynolds.pdf
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Strategic Flexibility in Mating Intelligence
For example, in behavioral ecology, the marginal value theorem (Charnov, 1976) is used to explain animals' foraging patterns (e.g., Krebs & Davies, 1993).
http://www.mysmu.edu/faculty/normanli/Li2007Geher.pdf
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Comments and Study questions for Dugatkin Chapter 10. Foraging
Rate optimizing models (marginal value theorem) and nutritional constraint models will be covered in class - just read the examples in the text.
http://www.holycross.edu/departments/biology/kprestwi/behavior/e&be_text_questions/e&be_08_Dugatkin_10_foraging....
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POW #6
If you Google Marginal Value Theorem you will find various biological references. I used Frederick R. Adler, Modeling Dynamics of Life , Brooks/Cole Publishing, 2005.
http://courses.ncssm.edu/math/POW/POW07_08/Calculus%20Problem%206%20SOLUTION.pdf
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Equations in picture form = _____ ,
5 4-6-8-# prey ≈ search time ∆ ≈ travel time ∆ nest ≈food here ∆ ≈no food here ∆ 0-marginal value theorem Starling data did not fit the line.
http://www.bios.niu.edu/bking/be/4-modelforaging.pdf
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THE DEMAND FOR INFORMATION: MORE HEAT THAN LIGHT
The Law of Demand then kicks in, and the demand schedule thereafter coincides with the marginal value schedule. One never buys justalittle information. Theorem 5 ...
http://cowles.econ.yale.edu/P/cd/d14b/d1498.pdf
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