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020			_a9781107006799 (hardback)
020			_a1107006791 (hardback)
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245	0	4	_aThe physics of foraging : _ban introduction to random searches and biological encounters / _cGandhimohan M. Viswanathan ... [et al.].
260			_aCambridge ; _aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_axiii, 164 p. : _bill., maps ; _c26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	8		_aMachine 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.
520			_a"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"--
650		0	_aAnimal behavior _xMathematical models. _941032
650		0	_aHome range (Animal geography) _xMathematical models. _942503
650		0	_aBiological invasions _xMathematical models. _942504
650		0	_aAnimal ecology _xMathematical models. _941033
650	1	2	_aAppetitive Behavior. _942505
650	2	2	_aBiophysical Phenomena. _918857
650	2	2	_aEcology.
650	2	2	_aModels, Statistical. _914495
700	1		_aViswanathan, Gandhimohan M. _942506
856	4	2	_3Cover image _uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/06799/cover/9781107006799.jpg
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