Optimality theory in evolutionary biology
GA Parker, JM Smith - Nature, 1990 - nature.com
Optimality theory in evolutionary biology Page 1 REVIEW ARTICLE Optimality theory in
evolutionary biology G, A, Parker & J, Maynard Smith Optimization models help us to test our …
evolutionary biology G, A, Parker & J, Maynard Smith Optimization models help us to test our …
State-dependent life histories
Life-history theory is concerned with strategic decisions over an organism's lifetime.
Evidence is accumulating about the way in which these decisions depend on the organism's …
Evidence is accumulating about the way in which these decisions depend on the organism's …
Living in groups
RR Krausz - Transactional Analysis Journal, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
The author shares some lessons learned from a lifetime of working with and thinking about
groups. Three types of groups are described, including the impact they have on the …
groups. Three types of groups are described, including the impact they have on the …
Optimizing the use of biologgers for movement ecology research
The paradigm‐changing opportunities of biologging sensors for ecological research,
especially movement ecology, are vast, but the crucial questions of how best to match the …
especially movement ecology, are vast, but the crucial questions of how best to match the …
Ecological mechanisms and landscape ecology
Landscape ecology deals with the effects of the spatial configuration of mosaics on a wide
variety of ecological phenomena. Because problems in many areas of conservation biology …
variety of ecological phenomena. Because problems in many areas of conservation biology …
[BOOK][B] Human evolutionary psychology
Why do people resort to plastic surgery to look young? Why are stepchildren at greatest risk
of fatal abuse? Why do we prefer gossip to algebra? Why must Dogon wives live alone in a …
of fatal abuse? Why do we prefer gossip to algebra? Why must Dogon wives live alone in a …
Communal hunting and pack size in African wild dogs, Lycaon pictus
S Creel, NM Creel - Animal Behaviour, 1995 - Elsevier
African wild dogs are 20–25 kg social carnivores whose major prey are ungulates ranging
from 15 to 200 kg. In the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, wild dog pack size ranged from …
from 15 to 200 kg. In the Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania, wild dog pack size ranged from …
Why lions form groups: food is not enough
Extensive observations of foraging female lions reveal that two group sizes maximize
foraging success during the season of prey scarcity: one female and five or six females …
foraging success during the season of prey scarcity: one female and five or six females …
Site fidelity in predictable and unpredictable habitats
PV Switzer - Evolutionary Ecology, 1993 - Springer
Site fidelity, the tendency to return to a previously occupied location, has been observed in
numerous species belonging to at least three phyla. In this paper I develop a general model …
numerous species belonging to at least three phyla. In this paper I develop a general model …
The ecological costs of avian fat storage
MS Witter, IC Cuthill - … of the Royal Society of London …, 1993 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Avian fat storage is associated with both benefits and costs. Although the benefits of
maintaining higher energetic reserves have long been considered, the associated costs …
maintaining higher energetic reserves have long been considered, the associated costs …