Models and experiments on adaptive decision-making typically consider highly simplified
environments that bear little resemblance to the complex, heterogeneous world in which …

A fundamental issue in foraging theory is whether it is possible to find a simple currency that
characterizes foraging behaviour. If such a currency exists, then it is tempting to argue that …

Motivated behaviors are often studied in isolation to assess labeled lines of neural
connections underlying innate actions. However, in nature, multiple systems compete for …

Environmental change can alter predator-prey dynamics. However, studying predators in the
context of co-occurring environmental stressors remains rare, especially under field …

Food uncertainty has the effect of invigorating food-related responses. Psychologists have
noted that mammals and birds respond more to a conditioned stimulus that unreliably …

The patch-leaving problem is a canonical foraging task, in which a forager must decide to
leave a current resource in search for another. Theoretical work has derived optimal …

Anthropogenic noise impacts behaviour and physiology in many species, but responses
could change with repeat exposures. As repeat exposures can vary in regularity, identifying …

Abstract Development is a continuous process during which individuals gain information
about their environment and adjust their phenotype accordingly. In many natural systems …

Psychologists, economists, historians, computer scientists, sociologists, philosophers, and
legal scholars explore the conscious choice not to seek information. The history of …

Highlights•We quantified prey and predator activity levels using camera traps and
telemetry.•Timing of agouti kills by ocelots was disproportionate to agouti activity …