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Patch Use in Optimal Foraging

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Patch use in optimal foraging explains how organisms balance food gain against the time and energy needed to search for it. Foraging is not limited to food. Animals also search for habitats, shelter, and mates. Each choice has costs and benefits. A resource provides a benefit, but finding and capturing it takes effort. Optim...

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Often in life, the things an individual needs may not be within immediate grasp. So, organisms need to forage. Foraging is defined simply as the process of searching for food or more generally resources. Although food is probably the first example that comes to mind, organisms must forage for other resources like shelter or mates and animals oft...

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