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050	0	4	_aQL751.65.M3 _bV57 2011
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100	1		_aViswanathan, Gandhimohan M., _eauthor.
245	1	4	_aThe physics of foraging : _ban introduction to random searches and biological encounters / _cGandhimohan M. Viswanathan [and three others].
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2011.
300			_a1 online resource (xiii, 164 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
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 Lévy 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. Lévy 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			_aDo 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.
650		0	_aHome range (Animal geography) _xMathematical models.
650		0	_aBiological invasions _xMathematical models.
650		0	_aAnimal ecology _xMathematical models.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781107006799
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511902680
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