The Physics of Foraging An Introduction to Random Searches and Biological Encounters

• Main Authors: Viswanathan, Gandhimohan. M., da Luz, Marcos G. E., Raposo, Ernesto P., Stanley, H. Eugene
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Animal behavior; Animal behavior > Mathematical models; Animal ecology; Animal ecology > Mathematical models; Biological invasions; Biological invasions > Mathematical models; Home range (Animal geography); Home range (Animal geography) > Mathematical models; Mathematical models; SCIENCE / Mathematical Physics bisacsh

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 �...