The physics of foraging (Record no. 196407)

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Canceled/invalid ISBN 9781107006799 (hardback)
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Canceled/invalid ISBN 9781139091251 (e-book)
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Original cataloging agency CaPaEBR
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System control number (OCoLC)739704628
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Classification number QL751.65.M3
Item number P49 2011eb
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Classification number 591.5
Edition number 22
245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title The physics of foraging
Medium [electronic resource] :
Remainder of title an introduction to random searches and biological encounters /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Gandhimohan M. Viswanathan ... [et al.].
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Place of publication, distribution, etc. Cambridge ;
-- New York :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Cambridge University Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2011.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xiii, 164 p.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 8# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 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.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "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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Type of reproduction Electronic reproduction.
Place of reproduction Palo Alto, Calif. :
Agency responsible for reproduction ebrary,
Date of reproduction 2011.
Note about reproduction Available via World Wide Web.
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650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Animal behavior
General subdivision Mathematical models.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Home range (Animal geography)
General subdivision Mathematical models.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Biological invasions
General subdivision Mathematical models.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Animal ecology
General subdivision Mathematical models.
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Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
Source of term local
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Personal name Viswanathan, Gandhimohan M.
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