← Back to PublicationsJournal Article

Optimal foraging: a case for random movement

Authors: Zimmerman, M.
Year: 1979
Journal: Oecologia, Vol. 43, pp. 261-267
Publisher: UNKNOWN
DOI: 10.1007/bf00344953
Keywords: ENERGETICS, FORAGING, RMBL

Abstract

It is shown that B. flavifrons is using the resource distribution to direct its movements, and a large percentage of all movements are to nearest neighbors with maximal foraging efficiency gained through minimization of flight distances.

Local Knowledge Graph (5 entities)

Loading graph...

Knowledge graph centered on Optimal foraging: a case for random movement with 6 nodes and 9 connections. Top connected: Optimal foraging: movement patterns of bumblebees , Optimal foraging in hummingbirds: rule of movement, Efficient harvesting of renewing resources, Pollinator flight directionality and the assessmen, Roles of pollinators, seed predators, and vertebra.