The physics of foraging - Info and Reading Options
an introduction to random searches and biological encounters
By Gandhimohan M. Viswanathan
"The physics of foraging" was published by Cambridge University Press in 2011 - Cambridge, it has 164 pages and the language of the book is English.
“The physics of foraging” Metadata:
- Title: The physics of foraging
- Author: Gandhimohan M. Viswanathan
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 164
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publish Date: 2011
- Publish Location: Cambridge
- Dewey Decimal Classification: 591.5
- Library of Congress Classification: QL751.65.M3 P49 2011
“The physics of foraging” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Animal behavior - Home range (Animal geography) - Mathematical models - Animal ecology - SCIENCE / Mathematical Physics - Biological invasions - Appetitive Behavior - Ecology - Biophysical Phenomena - Statistical Models - Animal mechanics
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: p. cm.
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL24808402M - OL15901337W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 704243730
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2011002166
- ISBN-13: 9781107006799
- All ISBNs: 9781107006799
AI-generated Review of “The physics of foraging”:
"The physics of foraging" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: Movement: 1. Empirical motivation for studying movement; 2. Statistical physics of biological motion; 3. Random walks and Le;vy flights; 4. Wandering albatrosses; Part II. Experimental Findings: 5. Early studies; 6. Evidence of anomalous diffusion; 7. Human dispersal; 8. How strong is the evidence?; Part III. Theory of Foraging: 9. Optimizing encounter rates; 10. Le;vy flight foraging; 11. Other search models; Part IV. Finale: A Broader Context: 12. Superdiffusive random searches; 13. Adaptational versus emergent superdiffusion; 14. Perspectives and open problems; Appendices; References; Index.
"The physics of foraging" Description:
The Open Library:
"Do the movements of animals, including humans, follow patterns that can be described quantitatively by simple laws of motion? If so, then why? These questions have attracted the attention of scientists in many disciplines, and stimulated debates ranging from ecological matters to queries such as 'how can there be free will if one follows a law of motion?' This is the first book on this rapidly evolving subject, introducing random searches and foraging in a way that can be understood by readers without a previous background on the subject. It reviews theory as well as experiment, addresses open problems and perspectives, and discusses applications ranging from the colonization of Madagascar by Austronesians to the diffusion of genetically modified crops. The book will interest physicists working in the field of anomalous diffusion and movement ecology as well as ecologists already familiar with the concepts and methods of statistical physics"--
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