Optimal foraging for multiple resources in several food species

• Published in: The American naturalist Vol. 174; no. 1; p. 102
• Main Authors: Hengeveld, Geerten M, van Langevelde, Frank, Groen, Thomas A, de Knegt, Henrik J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2009
• Subjects: Animals; Ecosystem; Food Chain; Models, Biological

The concentrations of resources in forage are not perfectly balanced to the needs of an animal, and food species differ in these concentrations. Under many circumstances, animals should thus forage on multiple food species to attain the maximum and most balanced intake of several resources. In this...