Memory Effects on Movement Behavior in Animal Foraging

Memory Effects on Movement Behavior in Animal Foraging

An individual's choices are shaped by its experience, a fundamental property of behavior important to understanding complex processes. Learning and memory are observed across many taxa and can drive behaviors, including foraging behavior. To explore the conditions under which memory provides an advantage, we present a continuous-space, continuous-time model of animal movement that incorporates ...

Fractal Based Analysis of Movement Behavior in Animal Foraging

Fractal theory has been used widely for studying the scaling properties of different biological and ecological time series [1-3]. A phenomenon showinga repeating pattern at every scale is called fractal [4]. Fractals can be regular or complex [5]. In fact, fractal objects can be characterized using a scaling exponent that is called fractal dimension. Regular and complex fractals have integer an...

The ecology of foraging behavior: implications for animal learning and memory.

Differential effects of structural complexity on predator foraging behavior

The choice of predator foraging mode has important consequences for ecological communities. Foraging mode designations are often made on the basis of predator activity, yet activity can be affected by various environmental stimuli independent of changes in foraging mode. Structural complexity can reduce predator activity by either interfering with predator vision and mobility or as part of a fo...

Indirect Effects of Carnivores on Livestock Foraging Behavior and Production