03359cam a22004454a 4500 16612380 OSt 20150408114205.0 110114s2011 enkab b 001 0 eng 2011002166 015729521 Uk 9781107006799 (hardback) 1107006791 (hardback) (OCoLC)ocn704243730 DLC DLC YDX YDXCP BWX AGL UKMGB CDX MIX CLU DLC pcc QL751.65.M3 P49 2011 QL751.65.M3 P49 2011 591.5 22 PHF SCI040000 bisacsh The physics of foraging : an introduction to random searches and biological encounters / Gandhimohan M. Viswanathan ... [et al.]. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011. xiii, 164 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: Movement: 1. Empirical motivation for studying movement; 2. Statistical physics of biological motion; 3. Random walks and L�evy 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. L�evy 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. "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"-- Animal behavior Mathematical models. 41032 Home range (Animal geography) Mathematical models. 42503 Biological invasions Mathematical models. 42504 Animal ecology Mathematical models. 41033 Appetitive Behavior. 42505 Biophysical Phenomena. 18857 Ecology. Models, Statistical. 14495 Viswanathan, Gandhimohan M. 42506 Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/06799/cover/9781107006799.jpg 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc DVD 33369 267869 0 2014-01-27 0 0 591.5 PHF 2014-01-27 CL CL 2014-01-27 00:00:00 BOOK ddc 0